Legal Counsel/PA
lekki lagos, Lagos
Posted more than 30 days ago
- Company:
- FreeMe Digital
- Company Description:
- FREEME DIGITAL is Africa’s Number 1 Distribution and Record Label company founded in 2013 by Michael Ugwu and headquartered in Lagos with offices in London. Freeme Digital has released singles and albums in various genres but is majorly focused on the evolving genre of Afrobeats. FREEME DIGITAL represents some of the most significant Independent record labels and artistes in Nigeria and has successfully launched the careers of some of the biggest Indie Artistes in West Africa. Today FREEME DIGITAL is Nigeria's largest distributor of audio visual digital content having worked with major Afrobeats artistes such as P-square (Mr P, Rudeboy), Patoranking, D’Banj, Burna Boy, Wande Coal, 2face, Olamide and more as well as major platforms such as; Spotify, Apple Music, Boomplay Music, VEVO and more. We have an in-house music studio and in-house video production team to record singles, albums as well as shoot music videos and other types of content for both A-List and upcoming artists as well as other content creators on a daily basis. We not only sign, license and distribute content we advise on and create compelling content for brand inspired music, movies and daily life. To support this we built the largest production facility in the teeming city of Lagos, Nigeria The Freeme Space. In addition to that, FreeMe Digital is a certified YouTube partner with over 50,000 unique products in our catalogue (Audio/Video/Ringtones), plus we have had over 270 million video views across our combined YouTube & VEVO network.
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Experience Required:
- 1 year
- Education Level:
- Bachelor
- Gender:
- Any
- Number of vacancies:
- 1
Job Description
Draft contracts for a client, review contracts from managers, publicists, record labels, and others to make sure they're legal and fair to the client and then negotiate those contracts.
Draft artist contracts, producer contracts, publishing administration agreement, recording contracts, licensing contracts etc.Also see through all negotiation of deals.
Maintain relationships with partners and be aware of who's influential and what deals are being made in the industry. Having strong contacts can help a lawyer get a deal done quickly, while knowledge of what's being offered elsewhere can help the lawyer get the best deal for a client.
Help clients new to the industry understand how the business works, including which types of contracts to choose, how to identify pitfalls in business deals, what performing rights they have and where to find a manager, agent, accountant or other business contact.
Act as general counsel for the company as well as its artiste.
Prepare employment contracts for staff and more.
Help artists secure the rights to use music that other artists have written, complying with copyright laws.
Job Description for a Personal Assistant
Schedule meetings and manage calendars
Answer phone calls and emails and take messages
Take accurate and comprehensive notes at meetings
Help with daily time management
Run errands as requested
Plan travel, including flights, accommodation and ground transportation
Coordinate events and speaking engagements
Draft correspondence such as emails and letters
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