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Job DescriptionUbisoft’s Legal Department is organized around dedicated legal counsels for each business area, working hand in hand with every team across the company. As Senior Legal Counsel, Music, you will be part of the Legal team supporting our Game Production teams, based in Paris, and working closely with creative studios around the world.
Music matters to Ubisoft. In this role, you will be the go-to legal expert for everything music-related in our games – from licensing to synchronization – helping our creative teams use the best music while managing the legal risk that comes with it.
- Draft, review and negotiate music-related agreements (licensing, commissioning, distribution) in French and English, across a variety of third-party contractual relationships
- Provide strategic and practical legal advice to production teams, translating legal concepts into guidance they can use day to day
- Be the go-to contact for production teams on any music-related content question, providing tips and tricks to help them move forward
- Support and train creative teams around the globe to strengthen their legal reflexes, working with other legal counsels to build the tools needed
- Keep an ear out for shifts in the legal landscape and business developments in the music and video game industries that could impact production
- Ensure conformity with Ubisoft’s business needs, policies and risk tolerance
- Anticipate and support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes
- Work closely with specialized outside counsel on sensitive pre-litigation matters
Relevant experience
- Significant experience in music law, spanning the publishing and/or recorded music fields, ideally gained in-house
- A strong track record drafting and negotiating music contracts under various legislations, including synchronization licenses, and working with collective management bodies
- Comfortable managing several projects at once in an international, multicultural environment
Skills and knowledge
- Bilingual French/English, equally comfortable drafting and negotiating in both languages
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to translate legal concepts for non-legal audiences
- Strong negotiation skills with a win-win mindset, comfortable operating in ambiguous or unfamiliar territory
- Emotionally intelligent and curious, with excellent judgment and the ability to build consensus across cross-functional stakeholders
- Comfortable balancing process streamlining with in-depth analysis, and not risk-averse
Ubisoft's perks
💰 Profit Sharing, yearly company saving plan. 25 paid time off + 12 additional paid days off. 50% of your transportation pass is paid by the company, lunch vouchers (9€/day), healthcare for you and your family, and lots of Ubisoft additional perks.
👶 Maternity leaves of 20 weeks, paternity/co-parental leaves of 7 weeks.
📍 Our office is located in Saint Mandé, (Metro line 1, Saint Mandé station). Gym available in the building.
Recruitment process
[30 minutes] : phone call with a Recruiter,
[60 minutes] : interview with the manager of the role and a Recruiter,
[60 minutes] : interview with the Chief Legal Officer
Additional Information
Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers’ community.
Skills Required
- Significant experience in music law spanning publishing and/or recorded music fields
- Strong track record drafting and negotiating music contracts (including synchronization licenses) under various legislations
- Experience working with collective management bodies
- Bilingual French and English, comfortable drafting and negotiating in both languages
- Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously in an international, multicultural environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to translate legal concepts for non-legal audiences
- Strong negotiation skills with a win-win mindset
- Ideally in-house music law experience
- Ability to support continuous improvement of agreements and legal processes and to work with outside counsel on sensitive matters
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage in the U.S. includes medical, dental, and vision options with HSA funding to cover the deductible, plus access to One Medical and a mental‑health program. Several studios also provide telemedicine and, in some regions, on‑site clinic services.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes paid vacation, holidays, wellness time, volunteer PTO, and a sabbatical available after five years in the U.S. Canadian studios highlight six weeks of vacation and additional local days tied to occasions or seasonal reduced hours.
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Parental & Family Support — Enhanced parental leave with salary top‑ups is emphasized in multiple regions, including Canada. In the U.S., a travel‑expense program supports access to reproductive healthcare when services are out of state.
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Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves.
