Music Business & Legal Affairs Intern - Summer 2024 Job at Sony Pictures Entertainment, Culver City, CA

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  • Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • Culver City, CA

Job Description

Our Emerging Talent Programs, which includes Interns, Trainees, and Finance Rotational Associates, offer unique opportunities for students, recent graduates, and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allows you to build on your experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, and many educational and social networking opportunities.

This Summer Internship is from May/June through August 30th (start and end dates are flexible based on school schedules) and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday in the specified location. This position is ideal for a student enrolled in an accredited college or university. A hybrid work structure may or may not be available.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: This is an opportunity for a law student to learn practical, legal and business aspects of the film and television music industry as part of the Music Affairs Group of SPE. The intern will participate in analysis of music issues affecting film and television productions, including those arising out of changes in music industry practices, copyright laws, and labor laws. He or she will also be involved in the research, negotiation and drafting of music rights agreements, both licenses for existing music and contracts for new music, for in-house film and television productions and acquisitions.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The intern will carry out the following functions: (i) review of music agreements, music licenses, music status reports, music cue sheets, correspondence, credits, acquisition agreements and distribution agreements, (ii) identification and legal analysis of music issues in agreements and licenses, (iii) assisting in negotiations for the acquisition of music rights, (iv) research and analysis of current legal and business trends affecting music rights and exploitation in the film and television industries, (v) music rights research; and (vi) review and entry of referential data, general contract and license information and legal analyses into the Music Affairs Groups MAGIC database. The intern will be called upon to make presentations of the results of his or her research as required.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants should have taken copyright or an entertainment law course, have a basic knowledge of music copyright principles, have general Word, database and Excel skills, and maintain a 3.0 or better grade point average at an ABA-accredited law school.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Completion of two years of law school.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.

Job Tags

Contract work, Traineeship, Summer work, Internship, Seasonal work, Summer internship, Flexible hours, Monday to Friday,

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