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Legal & Business Affairs Intern – Kings Cross, London London, England

Universal Music Group

Full Time London, England 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today

Job description

Music is Universal

It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email [email protected].

The A Side: A Day in The Life

Primarily to provide comprehensive support to the Legal & Business Affairs team, as well as keeping the office running smoothly and assisting other members of the department and broader label where necessary.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

Be Administrative

Typing agreements using Word, Outlook and audio skills
Answering telephone and taking messages where necessary as well as fielding calls for the department and dealing with calls on own initiative
Answering queries and or redirecting them where necessary
Preparing and issuing own correspondence as necessary
Managing the payment of supplier invoices via the Universal Payment System
Filing, both current and archived. Archiving files as necessary and ensuring active files are moved when completed. Scanning documents and saving to shared drives
Assisting with the preparation of photographs, TV appearances and video agreements and letters, ensuring execution circulation and filing
Maintaining and updating department information schedules – e.g. NRI analysis
Referring compilation, synchronisation and premium requests
Other general administrative duties, including providing assistance to other teams within the label, as requested by the manager from time to time

Key Performance Measures

Telephone queries are answered in a professional, efficient and courteous manner
The job holder communicates appropriately and effectively with all levels within the Company and externally
All work is produced to a high standard of accuracy, for example, when making changes to contracts very minor errors only should be evident, if at all, as a result of self-checking
All work is produced within agreed deadlines
Problems, issues or requests for information are communicated to the Legal & Business Affairs team in a timely manner
Department filing is kept up to date
Requests for assistance from members of the team are greeted with a helpful and flexible approach

Person Specification

Accurate typing skills
Good IT skills, especially in Word and Excel
Excellent spelling and grammar
Proven experience of working under own initiative and as part of a team
Proactive approach to work, able to pre-empt problems before they occur
Able to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines
Excellent organisational skills and able to pay meticulous attention to detail
Committed with a flexible, “can-do” attitude
Interest in working within Legal in the music industry

Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits

Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
Private Medical Insurance
25 paid days of annual leave
Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available
Holiday Purchase scheme
Dental and Travel Insurance options
Cycle to Work Scheme
Salary Sacrifice Cars
Subsidised Gym Membership
Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)

Just So You Know…

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.

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