Corporate Counsel, Amazon Music Legal

Description Do you love entertainment, media, and technology? Are you looking for exciting and creative challenges in an innovation-driven, talent-focused company? Come make history as a member of the Amazon Entertainment legal team in Amazon's world-class legal department, supporting Amazon Music. Amazon Music is part of Amazon Global Media and Entertainment, which also includes Prime Video, Amazon Studios, Audible, Games, and Twitch. Amazon Music re-imagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon Music also offers a wide selection of podcasts at no additional cost, as well as live streaming in partnership with Twitch. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights. Amazon Global Media and Entertainment delivers award-winning movies, TV shows, music, games, audiobooks, and podcasts to customers around the world. When you join the Amazon Entertainment team, you are uniquely situated to create a future of entertainment where creative content, innovation, and commerce come together. We are building a home for talent that will nurture creativity, storytelling, and innovation unlike anywhere else. Key job responsibilities • Providing strategic guidance on regulatory matters (in particular compliance with new laws) and new industry and business developments • Closely cooperating with business and legal stakeholders across Amazon Global Media and Entertainment • Some travel may be required A day in the life You will be the primary legal support for many Amazon Music business clients in North America and globally. You will directly advise the Amazon Music businesses on a broad range of matters, focusing on regulatory guidance. You will work as the lead lawyer on strategic projects, providing day-to-day advice to the business on a wide range of legal areas and new business initiatives. You will be asked to develop innovative solutions to novel legal questions. About the team We pride ourselves in facilitating progress and delivering results. We see the big picture, and we obsess over customers. We run to the problem, never away from it. We like to build things and solve problems. We enjoy the camaraderie of working together as a legal team, and with our brilliant and creative business partners. We operate with the highest level of integrity and value character as much as intelligence. Basic Qualifications 5+ years of legal experience Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent Preferred Qualifications 5+ years of experience as a litigation or regulatory attorney, preferably with some of that time spent advising clients on IP, technology, entertainment, and/or consumer law issues Excellent analytical and communication skills and the ability to act as business partner Ability to develop creative and pragmatic solutions to novel legal questions Good judgment in ambiguous and fast-moving situations Ability to deliver results independently as well as collaboratively Ability to remain nimble, learn, be curious, and adapt to a changing world Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Created: 2024-10-22