Corporate Counsel

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

• Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. 

• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.

• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone.  We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.
 

A little bit about our team:

The legal department is located at the corporate headquarters of Warner Music Group (“WMG”). The legal department supports WMG and its operating companies in all corporate legal matters, including information technology (IT), mergers and acquisitions (M&A), securities, compliance, employment, records management, litigation, digital and intellectual property.

Your role:

This position is a unique opportunity to be a generalist in the corporate legal department of a global entertainment company and participate in a range of corporate activities and practice areas, with a focus on corporate, IT and M&A matters. The Counsel will primarily support the corporate, IT and M&A areas and work on various corporate matters/contracts. 

Here you’ll get to:

• Lead the legal work on domestic and cross-border acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, and carve-outs, including share and asset deals, catalog and rights acquisitions, and acqui-hires.
• Structure, negotiate, and document joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and commercial alliances, including JV agreements, shareholders' agreements, operating agreements, and related governance, exit, and deadlock provisions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to corporate development and business leaders on deal strategy, structuring, valuation-related terms, and negotiation positions.
• Draft, review and negotiate various corporate agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, license agreements, facilities agreements, real estate leases and various vendor and services agreements.
• Assist on corporate secretarial matters managing numerous domestic and global entities of the Company.
• Work closely with members of the legal group and teams from across the company to support numerous projects, including researching and analyzing various legal issues.

About you: 

• JD required from an accredited law school and admission in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar
• 4-7 years of experience with a primary focus on corporate / M&A and at least several years in a major law firm.
• Developed negotiation skills and experience.
• Developed drafting skills (including, the ability to identify and cultivate creative solutions in areas with evolving legal guidance).
• Ability to manage a variety of responsibilities and multi-task in a sometimes fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Motivated, team player and dedicated professional.

We’d love it if you also had:

• Familiarity with the recorded music and music publishing industries, as well as related legal issues and recent developments is helpful, but not required.
• Prior in-house experience supporting a corporate development function, but not required.

As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

Love this job and want to apply?

Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.

Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
 

You must be legally authorized to work in the United States as of your first day of employment with WMG. Valid proof of work authorization will be required upon hire in accordance with federal law.

Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Links to relevant documents:

2026 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf

EVerify Participation Poster.pdf

Right To Work .pdf