Legal Counsel

vor 2 Wochen


Berlin, Deutschland ICE International Copyright Enterprise Germany GmbH Vollzeit

ICE is a purpose-driven organisation, founded by rightsholders, for rightsholders.
We exist to support songwriters, enabling societies and publishers to accurately compensate them when their work is used internationally.
We operate at the exciting intersection of technology, music, and data. Since our 2010 launch, we have paid billions to rightsholders through deep expertise in Copyright, Processing and Licensing.
Our collaboration with stakeholders across the industry delivers best practice, new processes & innovative solutions for better royalty flows.
Strategic investment in technology enables us to process trillions of streams, to deliver the maximum revenue for rightsholders.

**About the Role**:
In-house commercial lawyer providing advice to ICE on a range of commercial and legal matters to support the business, and where needed supporting with general commercial contracts.

**This is a temporary part-time (20-25h/week) position due to maternity leave until April 2024.**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Conduct commercial negotiations and draft commercial agreements including service level agreements with rightsholder customers (music collecting societies and music publishers), supplier agreements, NDAs, and other commercial contracts.
- Assist in providing legal advice to the business in respect of commercial matters, including insourced services, intellectual property ownership and access, confidentiality, data protection, and other commercial contractual matters.
- Engage with business experts within the organisation to ensure contracts and commercial agreements are delivered and effectively represent the functions and objectives of the organisation.
- Support the business and People & Culture team with labour law issues and assist in managing and assessing employment risks.
- Responsibility for the development and maintenance of company policies.
- Ensure business compliance with company policies including business separation, collective rights management directive, and data protection legislation.
- Advising the business on the scope of rights controlled by ICE and on dealings with customers from whom ICE are mandated in respect of those rights.
- Advising the business on copyright issues and, to a lesser extent, other types of intellectual property (e.g. trademarks).
- Instructing and liaising on contentious and non-contentious matters with external counsel including seeking out and managing relationships as appropriate.
- Monitor and keep abreast of relevant legal developments in the UK, Germany and internationally, and where appropriate, provide updates / training to the business.

**Requirements and Qualifications**:

- Degree level qualification (equal to 2:1 UK degree), 2-5yrs working in a legal environment with relevant commercial experience.
- Strong Microsoft Office and other IT skills.
- Excellent at communicating in spoken and written English.
- Good working knowledge of copyright and drafting commercial contracts, basic knowledge of UK and EU competition law.
- Experience gained in-house and/or in private practice of advising on IP, commercial, data and confidentiality.
- Strong understanding of commercial and business principles, with the ability to influence and build peer relationships externally and internally.

**Desirable**
- Experience of working in the music industry, particularly online exploitation of rights, copyright, licence agreements, confidentiality, and data protection.
- German language skills is a plus.

Person Profile
- The ability to juggle a busy and fluid workload is essential, including balancing the needs of the multiple internal clients and being a self-motivated and self-reliant individual.
- Very strong intellectual qualities required, together with a diligent and conscientious attitude towards the work undertaken. High levels of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality.
- Ability to communicate effectively with and gain confidence of non-legal personnel is essential. Accessible, approachable, and showing an enthusiasm for fostering and maintaining good working relationships.

**Makes Calculated Decisions**
- Manages upward relationships, evaluating information, and informing the right people at the right time about potential errors or risks to the business.
- Considers the whole business when making decisions, takes a broad perspective and involves the right people in decision making.
- Recognises both short and long term implications of business decisions, making the most suitable decision for long term success.
- Takes ownership and responsibility for own decisions.

**Ensures Successful Delivery**
- Constructively challenges plans and processes to improve and develop best practice. Is demonstrably responsive to customers, going the extra mile to exceed expectations.
- Overcomes challenges, finding solutions rather than solely highlighting problems.
- Demonstrates and instils a sense of commitment and pride in our business and its success.

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