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About the Role
As a Legal Affairs Fellow at Hook, you will work directly with the General Counsel on all aspects of an in-house legal practice. This role involves hands-on experience with operational documents, content licensing, and IP transactions within a fast-moving startup environment. It is designed for a 3L or recent law school graduate with a foundation in music, IP, or technology law, aiming to provide practical experience serving as General Counsel.
Responsibilities
- Draft, redline, and manage non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality agreements, taking first-pass ownership of negotiation.
- Prepare and process offer letters, contractor agreements, and other employment-related documents.
- Support corporate governance and organizational housekeeping, including board and stockholder consents and corporate records.
- Draft and redline service agreements, vendor contracts, and partnership deals, and support their negotiation through signature.
- Assist with content licensing agreements with labels, publishers, and other rightsholders, as well as sync licenses and content distribution deals.
- Conduct due diligence and support deal execution across a range of commercial transactions.
- Research and advise on copyright, trademark, and other IP matters relevant to the music, entertainment, and digital media industries.
- Review and redline complex IP licensing and rights agreements.
- Support Hook’s trademark and patent portfolio, working with outside counsel.
- Monitor industry developments, regulatory changes, and emerging legal issues in entertainment and digital media, including AI, UGC, and platform liability.
- Participate in cross-functional projects with business, creative, and product teams.
- Gain exposure to risk assessment, compliance, and corporate strategy at the executive level.
- Build and improve internal legal templates, playbooks, policies, and legal operations processes.
Requirements
- 3L at an ABA-accredited law school or a recent law school graduate, with strong academic credentials.
- Demonstrated experience in music, intellectual property, and/or technology law through prior internships, clinics, journal work, coursework, or professional experience.
- Hands-on drafting and redlining experience with agreements (NDAs, services agreements, licenses, or similar).
- A strong understanding of music copyright law and the corresponding licenses (sound recording and musical composition rights; mechanical, performance, and sync licensing).
- Excellent legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and is comfortable taking ownership of matters with General Counsel oversight.
- Comfort with social media consumption patterns and creator / UGC platforms.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills—comfortable collaborating across teams.
- Prior in-house, law firm, label, publisher, or DSP experience in music, entertainment, or technology (preferred).
- An understanding of the current commercial and legal landscape within the entertainment industries, music, social media, UGC, music consumption, and creator marketplaces (preferred).
- Familiarity with emerging issues at the intersection of AI and copyright, including training data and AI-generated content (preferred).
- Experience working at an early-stage startup (Seed–Series B) (preferred).
- For recent graduates: admitted to, or sitting for, the New York bar (preferred).
- Passion for music and technology.
Skills
- Legal drafting
- Contract negotiation
- Intellectual property law
- Music law
- Technology law
- Copyright law
- Trademark law
- Licensing agreements
- Due diligence
- Legal research
- Legal writing
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Collaboration
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
- Fellowship
Experience Level
- Entry-level
Education Level
- Law degree (JD)
About the Company
- Hook is a social music platform backed by top-tier investors, building the next generation of music discovery, fan expression, and creator growth.
- Hook turns songs into sounds people can play with, enabling fans and creators to reimagine music through intuitive, remix-friendly experiences.
- Hook partners directly with artists, labels, and rightsholders to ensure music is discovered, shared, and expressed in ways that respect and reward creators.
- At Hook, music is experienced, expressed, and made personal.