Business & Legal Affairs Intern

Overview

Concord is the independent, worldwide leader in the development, management and acquisition of sound recordings, music publishing, theatrical performance rights and narrative content.

Headquartered in Nashville with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Berlin and Miami and staff in Toronto, Tokyo and Melbourne, Concord’s repertoire is licensed in virtually every country and territory worldwide. 

Concord is seeking law students who are currently 1L or 2L students at ABA-approved law schools for paid summer 2025 internships in the Business & Legal Affairs Department. While Concord has offices across the world, summer 2025 internships will operate on a hybrid schedule with interns working in person at either Concord’s Nashville or New York City office, Tuesday through Thursday. The program will be 10 weeks, with an anticipated start date of Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Concord’s Business & Legal Affairs team is comprised of 40 professionals who provide business and legal affairs support to Concord’s three primary divisions: Recorded Music, Music Publishing, and Theatricals. The team works closely with A&R, Finance, Royalties, and Licensing in each division.

Our paid internship program will give you a unique opportunity to enhance your professional skillset, increase your knowledge of the industry, and expand your network. Our goal is to help you develop your talents as well as receive dedicated mentorship and support. Our Summer Internship Program will run from Tuesday, June 3rd – Friday, August 15th and allows interns to work up to a maximum of 40 hours per week. This internship is a paid in-person opportunity and requires the ability to work in the specified office location. 

Interested candidates should submit a resume, recent transcript, and your responses to the 2025 Summer Intern Screening Questions through the ICIMS link on the job posting (e.g., through the ICIMS link on LinkedIn, Simplicity, etc.). Applications received through channels other than the ICIMS portal and incomplete applications will not be viewed. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis with final decisions expected to be made by early to mid-April.

ABOUT CONCORD

Concord is the world’s leading independent music company. Concord supports more than 125,000 artists and songwriters whose works are licensed, marketed, and performed globally. Concord's growing catalog of 1.3 million songs, compositions, sound recordings, films, plays, and musicals is one of the most impactful and culturally relevant collections of creative rights in history. Concord is headquartered in Nashville with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Berlin, Melbourne, and Miami. Concord operates via three primary operating divisions:

CONCORD LABEL GROUP is comprised of multiple active labels whose artist rosters each span many musical genres. The frontline labels consist of wholly owned Concord Records, Concord Jazz, Fearless Records, KIDZ BOP, and Rounder Records, with Easy Eye Sound, Loma Vista Recordings and PULSE Records as joint ventures.

The company’s historical labels are managed by its Craft Recordings team and include such storied imprints as Fania, Independiente, Milestone, Musart, Nitro, Pablo, Prestige, Riverside, Savoy, Specialty, Stax, Telarc, Varèse Sarabande, Vee-Jay, Victory and Wind-up. Concord's master recording portfolio contains more than 275,000 active song recordings and includes over 300 GRAMMY® winners and over 400 Gold, Platinum, Multi-Platinum and Diamond RIAA certification.

CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING is a global, independent music publisher with works spanning nearly two centuries. Concord Music Publishing owns or administers 1 million copyrighted musical works. Spanning nearly two centuries of song, through a vast array of genres and territories, Concord represents the world’s most celebrated songwriters, composers and lyricists. Concord has many partners and is home to the world's leading classical music publisher, Boosey & Hawkes. It also operates exclusive joint ventures with top pop/Hip-Hop publisher Pulse Music Group and Hillary Lindsey's Hang Your Hat as well as our sub-publishers around the world.

CONCORD THEATRICALS is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark and the Andrew Lloyd Webber collection, plus dozens of new signings each year. Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Marlow & Moss, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder and August Wilson. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and producing. As a producer and record label, the company has won three Tony Awards and two GRAMMY Awards in the past five years

Responsibilities

What you'll do: 

• Shadow and assist with mergers and acquisitions
• Assist with frontline artist, writer, and author signings
• Review contracts and other legal documents, prepare summaries, and assist with contract administration
• Support new media licensing
• Assist with registration, maintenance, and enforcement of Concord’s trademark portfolio
• Assist with enforcing Concord’s rights in connection with infringements and litigation
• Provide support to Concord’s business divisions through legal research and writing

Qualifications

What you'll need:  

• 1L or 2L student at an ABA approved law school 
• Passion for music business
• Law school GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent legal research and writing skills
• Good judgement and ability to prioritize tasks
• Attention to detail and strong follow-up skills
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Some exposure to intellectual property law and/or copyright law
• Tech savvy with experience using Microsoft Office (specifically Office 365, including Outlook, Word, and Excel).
• This internship is a full-time paid internship and requires someone located in/near New York City or Nashville
• The timeline of this internship program runs from Tuesday, June 3rd – Friday, August 15th you must be able to work 40 hours/week.

The hourly rate for this position is $25.00

Concord is an equal opportunity employer. We employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We believe that diversity, inclusion and equity is paramount for the creation of music, theater and film that celebrates and empowers all cultures. 

Salary : $25