Legal Counsel

The role

You will lead and manage legal matters across Sony Music Middle East. You will partner with internal stakeholders to support business activities and ensure legal compliance regarding commercial, licensing, and intellectual property issues.

What you will do

• Negotiate, draft, and review commercial agreements including third-party relationships, license deals, distribution agreements, and artist contracts.
• Provide legal guidance to business teams during artist signings and contractual negotiations.
• Lead and advise on deal-making strategies for digital initiatives, concerts, live events, endorsements, and sponsorships.
• Develop, maintain, and update standard form agreements and contractual provisions.
• Oversee internal contract databases and systems for managing artist rights and contractual obligations.
• Provide legal support for internal corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, and related transactional documentation.
• Advise on and support the implementation of corporate compliance frameworks, business affairs policies, law-compliance reporting, and statutory filings.
• Supervise litigation matters and manage external counsel.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.

Required qualifications

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

Nice to have

• Experience in media, entertainment, digital, technology, or consumer-facing industries

Benefits

• Modern office environment
• Investment in professional growth and development
• Opportunity to contribute to social impact, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

About the company

Sony Music is an equal opportunity employer that supports workforce diversity and aims for a culturally and socially diverse workforce.