Sony Music

4 weeks ago

Legal Counsel

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Job Summary

Legal Counsel for Sony Music Middle East to lead and manage legal matters across the region, negotiating and drafting commercial agreements, overseeing licensing and IP issues, supporting local artist signings and deals, advising senior leadership, and ensuring compliance under UAE law for a fast-evolving entertainment business.

Location: Dubai

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

•Negotiate, draft, and review a wide range of commercial agreements, including third-party relationships, license-in and license-out deals and distribution agreements, artist contracts and other key commercial transactions.
•Provide legal guidance and support to business teams during local artist signings and other contractual negotiations.
•Lead and advise on deal-making strategies for digital initiatives and new business ventures, such as concerts, live events, endorsements, and sponsorships.
•Develop, maintain, and update standard form agreements and contractual provisions to align with evolving business models and legal/regulatory changes.
•Oversee internal contract databases and systems for managing artist rights and contractual obligations.

Key Requirements

•8-10 years of post-qualification experience in law firms handling commercial, corporate, IP, or M&A matters with deep understanding of UAE commercial law.
•Demonstrated experience in independent contract negotiation and deal closure, litigation management and counsel coordination and advising senior leadership on legal and commercial risks.
•Experience in media, entertainment, digital, technology, or consumer-facing industries is preferred.
•Hands on experience in maintaining local legal systems, following processes and compliance.
•Fluent in Arabic and English.

Experience:8-10 yearsEntertainmentMusicDigitalTechnologyConsumer-facing

Skills:NegotiationCommunicationProblem-solvingLeadership

Languages:ArabicEnglish

Company Brief

Sony Music

Global recorded music company and artist services organization managing recording, publishing partnerships, and distribution for major and independent artists across diverse genres worldwide.

Industry: Music Industry

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Established Company

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 1929

Glassdoor: 3.6

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Sony Music

4 weeks ago

Legal Counsel

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 4 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Dubai

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

•Negotiate, draft, and review a wide range of commercial agreements, including third-party relationships, license-in and license-out deals and distribution agreements, artist contracts and other key commercial transactions.
•Provide legal guidance and support to business teams during local artist signings and other contractual negotiations.
•Lead and advise on deal-making strategies for digital initiatives and new business ventures, such as concerts, live events, endorsements, and sponsorships.
•Develop, maintain, and update standard form agreements and contractual provisions to align with evolving business models and legal/regulatory changes.
•Oversee internal contract databases and systems for managing artist rights and contractual obligations.

Key Requirements

•8-10 years of post-qualification experience in law firms handling commercial, corporate, IP, or M&A matters with deep understanding of UAE commercial law.
•Demonstrated experience in independent contract negotiation and deal closure, litigation management and counsel coordination and advising senior leadership on legal and commercial risks.
•Experience in media, entertainment, digital, technology, or consumer-facing industries is preferred.
•Hands on experience in maintaining local legal systems, following processes and compliance.
•Fluent in Arabic and English.

Experience:8-10 yearsEntertainmentMusicDigitalTechnologyConsumer-facing

Skills:NegotiationCommunicationProblem-solvingLeadership

Languages:ArabicEnglish

Company Brief

Sony Music

Global recorded music company and artist services organization managing recording, publishing partnerships, and distribution for major and independent artists across diverse genres worldwide.

Industry: Music Industry

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Established Company

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 1929

Glassdoor: 3.6

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor