Copyright Counsel (Media and Entertainment)

About Third Chair

is building AI Agents for in-house legal teams. The team comprises of 2 second-time founders with past exits. Yoav previously cofounded social media analytics startup Trendpop(YC W21) that scaled to 1M in ARR in 16 months building a platform that processed millions of social posts per day. Shourya previously cofounded a consumer finance startup Fello(YC W22) that scaled to over 2 million users and managed over 600k monthly active users and over $250,000 in monthly investments.

is building vertical AI-native workflows for legal teams that help them complete end-to-end workflows that previously required 100s of hours. This is accomplished by building SOTA AI agents that browse the web, download and collect evidence, draft letters and more. We've grown 88% last month and went from 0 to 100k ARR in 5 months. More here: YC Launch

About the role

We’re seeking motivated to join our growing partner network. You’ll help our clients enforce their intellectual property rights, negotiate licenses, and recover revenue from unauthorized use of their works. This is a commission-based role, ideal for legal professionals with entertainment experience who want to grow their practice and income by working with cutting-edge technology and top-tier clients across the media/entertainment industry.

Hours: Flexible (Commission-Based)

What You’ll Do

• Manage copyright enforcement matters end-to-end, including takedowns, demand letters, and settlement agreements.
• Collaborate with the General Counsel and Operations team to refine and improve our legal playbook and processes.
• Collaborate with our CTO and Technology team to refine and improve our best-in-class IP enforcement platform.
• Provide general strategic legal support to our client base across record labels, music publishers, distributors, and independent artists.

What We’re Looking For

• Licensed attorney admitted to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (active, in good standing).
• 3+ years of experience in media/entertainment law and/or copyright law.
• Hands-on experience working in intellectual property enforcement, such as DMCA takedowns, cease and desist letters, settlement negotiations.
• Hungry, entrepreneurial attitude with a sales-like drive to close deals.

Nice to Have

• Music industry experience working in-house for record labels / music publishers, or for law firms focused in the music industry.
• Existing client base or network in the music industry

Technology

Tech Stack: Node.js/Typescript for main server stack combined with Go routines for various services. React / Typescript for the frontend. OpenAI APIs used for building assistants.