Director, Legal Operations

• Be the designated liaison between BLA and other departments, responsible for setting and meeting expectations, triaging requests, and responding to queries where appropriate.
• Work closely with Orchard attorneys to draft and negotiate various legal documents including distribution agreement amendments, vendor services agreements, promotional agreements, and NDAs
• Manage day to day departmental tasks, including team meeting agendas and objectives, and various corporate legal responsibilities, including UCC filing, and invoice processing.
• Develop a deep understanding of The Orchard’s business and teams in order to become a trusted partner across the business.
• Play a central role in the improvement of internal legal team workflows to ensure goals of quality and speed are met.
• Analyze department output data and report findings/present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support team by managing inbound requests, translating requests to create defined deliverables, and acting as a point of escalation to troubleshoot issues as they arise.

• 5+ years of experience as a paralegal supporting lawyers and handling corporate matters in a fast-paced law firm or in-house environment.
• Proven track record acting in a project management capacity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized; able to track/prioritize a high volume of projects and adjust to changing priorities.
• Thorough knowledge of music industry business and practices (preferred).
• Spanish fluency (a plus; not required).

What we give you

About The Orchard

The Orchard is a leading music distribution company operating in 45 markets worldwide –  distributing music from independent artists, including Ozuna, Skepta, Jorja Smith, and Kelsea Ballerini. With cutting-edge operations and an unparalleled global team, The Orchard partners with labels of all sizes to make their music and video available across hundreds of digital and physical retailers worldwide. The Orchard focuses on providing a comfortable, social, and engaging environment to encourage productivity and creativity.

The anticipated annual base salary does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for.  The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

New York Pay Range

$95,000—$125,000 USD