Who We Are

The Manatt Entertainment team is a close-knit group of attorneys, consultants and professionals who provide excellent service, create growth opportunities and positively affect the creative ecosystem through individual & corporate transactions, stalwart representation and national advocacy efforts. We represent icons, global brands, cutting-edge and forward-thinking disruptors, intellectual property investors, purchasers and sellers, developing and emerging talent, executives, and good ideas. We are mission driven, holistic advisors and advocates. We are a meritocracy that awards initiative, teamwork and ambition.

Job Description

We are looking for an attorney with three to six years of corporate transactional experience in the entertainment business to join our growing team. Entertainment experience and catalog sale/acquisition experience is preferred. This is a unique hybrid opportunity to work on sophisticated entertainment financing and corporate transactions as well as day-to-day talent and production matters involved in the creation and distribution of intellectual property. We are seeking someone who can think critically, is willing to work hard, learn, grow, and contribute and problem-solve creatively. If you have the right attitude, the Manatt Entertainment team will invest in you and train you to be one of the great entertainment legal minds of tomorrow.

What You’ll Do

• Draft, manage and negotiate high value agreements in music and other intellectual property

• Work in teams with other associates, partners, consultants and professionals

• Further develop critical thinking and strategy in the world of intellectual property

• Participate in sophisticated corporate and financing transactions focused in the ever-evolving entertainment space

Whom We’d Like to Meet

• Someone with three to six years of experience in the entertainment business or one of its adjacent fields (for example, corporate M+A work or intellectual property development or enforcement)

• Someone who takes initiative and says “I can do that” when presented with an opportunity or an obstacle to overcome

• Someone with catalog sale and acquisition experience (preferred)

• Someone who has the courage to collaborate

• Someone who is motivated by excellence and to be excellent

• Someone who is organized, capable of managing and progressing scores of matters simultaneously, and with strong management capabilities

• Someone who is a visionary and has a positive outlook on the future of entertainment law

• Someone who is a critical thinker with an attention to detail but who can see the forest as well as the trees

• Someone who is an effective and articulate communicator with strong verbal and writing skills

• Someone who is confident in what they know but who also knows what they don’t know and is excited to ask questions and learn

• Someone with a growth mindset who is committed to building

• Someone with Bar membership in good standing in the jurisdiction in which you plan to practice

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Fostering diversity, equity and inclusion is one of Manatt’s core values and is fundamental to our organization’s continued progression. We believe a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we live, work and serve enriches Manatt’s culture and enhances our ability to understand our clients’ needs and develop better, more impactful solutions. In collaboration with Firm leadership, our Diversity and Inclusion department drives the Firm’s efforts, engaging our legal, consulting, business, and administrative professionals to create and sustain a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.  

About Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is a leading professional services firm, providing integrated legal and consulting services to a global client base. With offices strategically located in California (Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento and Silicon Valley), New York (New York City and Albany), Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Boston, the Firm represents sophisticated clients — including Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging companies — across a range of industry sectors such as health care; financial services; entertainment; digital and technology; and energy, environmental and real estate. For more information, visit www.manatt.com.

Join Us

If you want to join a future-thinking, entrepreneurially-minded team of passionate and driven professionals, we strongly encourage you to apply. All candidates must apply through our online application portal (apply here). Required application materials include a cover letter, resume, transcript and writing sample (two to three pages from your academic or work experience of which you are the sole author).

EEO/AA EMPLOYER/Veterans/Disabled

Manatt is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, physical or mental disability, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex or gender (including gender identity, gender expression, status as a transgender or transsexual individual, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age (over 40), genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, sexual orientation, political activity or affiliation, genetic or and any other protected classes or characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the American Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.

Salary

The base annual pay range for this role is between $170,000 - $230,000. The base pay to be offered will vary and depend on skills and qualifications, experience, location and will also take into account internal equity.  Additional medical, financial and/or other benefits will be offered dependent on the position.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips does not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies, headhunters or vendors who are not part of our preferred vendor list. If an unsolicited resume is sent to an employee of Manatt, outside of a blind submission directed to our StrategicGrowth@manatt.com mailbox, Manatt will not be bound by that search firm’s terms or otherwise be obligated to pay any compensation in connection with the submitted candidate.