Paralegal

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 375 million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.

SoundCloud is looking for a pro-active, collaborative paralegal or legal assistant with a keen interest in music law and technology who holds ambitions to work in the music and technology industries. This is a rare opportunity to work alongside industry leading music lawyers at the cutting edge of digital media. You will embrace challenges, work with amazing people, and take on a role that will ultimately shape the way that music and audio are created and consumed around the world.

**The Role**

Based in Berlin or London, the role will take primary responsibility for operational and administrative work within the BALA team and will provide operational legal support to the team across a wide range of projects, including negotiations with record labels, music publishers and collecting societies in Europe, the U.S. and globally. You will be a key member of the team reporting into the Director, BALA, Music based in London and supporting the rest of the BALA Music team in Berlin and the US, including the Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.

You will work cross functionally with various internal teams including Finance, Business Development, and Engineering, Product and Design (EPD), and will proactively identify solutions that help us reach our business objectives.

You will work alongside a broader BALA team including product counsel, commercial counsel, major label/publisher content licensing lawyers and copyright specialists in a fast paced, energetic and fun atmosphere.

**Primary Responsibilities**
- Primary responsibility for administrative and operational support within the BALA, Music team, including scheduling meetings, managing legal documentation, preparing presentations and being the point of contact for the team
- Support the development and refinement of forms and processes to support the team
- Carry out legal research and assist with draft legal documents including contracts
- Coordinate cross functionally with internal teams to meet our business needs and goals
- Collaborate with other members of the Business & Affairs team to ensure business needs are met
- Report to London-based Director, BALA, Music
- Support global BALA Music team (in Berlin, London, NYC and Los Angeles) to coordinate SoundCloud's music business affairs on a global basis.
- Assist with other SoundCloud business & legal affairs team and legal tasks as required
- Stay informed of industry trends

**About You**
- A law degree or GDL/LPC graduate or equivalent
- Legal, contract administration or paralegal experience
- Outstanding organisational, administrative and document management skills
- Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work proactively, independently and reliably on multiple projects
- Ability to be resourceful, think practically and be solution-oriented
- Effective time management skills
- Familiarity with how cloud-based document and database systems are used in a modern business environment
- An understanding of the digital music rights landscape in the US & Europe
- Experience of working in a dynamic, fast-paced international environment
- Strategic thinker and creative problem solver
- Comfortable dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity
- Resilient, self-aware and values-driven
- Fluent in English (German a plus, but by no means essential)

**About us**:

- We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)
- We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodating work from home
- We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of our organisation and fostering a community where everyone's voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard.
- We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities

**Benefits**:

- Not located in Berlin? No worries, we offer extensive relocation support including allowances, one-way flights, temporary accommodation, and by partnering with Expath, on the ground support on arrival
- Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Professional development allowance
- Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
- We offer free German courses at beginning, intermediate and advanced
- Various snacks, goodies and 2 free lunches weekly at the office

**Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SoundCloud**
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