Manager, Business & Legal Affairs
ASCAP
- New York City, NY
- $65,000-75,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Receive and respond to a high volume of IRS tax levies, State tax levies, child support orders, bankruptcies, and other legal judgments against or encumbrances on ASCAP's member's royalties.
- Communicate with state, federal, and local government employees regarding ASCAP's receipt of, and action taken in response to, such levies, orders, and other legal instructions.
- Process a high volume of reissued levies and levy/lien releases.
- Correspondence with members regarding sensitive financial and legal issues.
- Maintain paper and electronic records relating to levies, liens, judgments, encumbrances, and court orders.
- Assist attorney(s) with responding to subpoenas and other similar legal or formal requests or demands for information.
- Retrieve, review, and organize large amounts of data for production under rigid deadlines.
- Access all technical data retrieval resources available to any ASCAP employee in furtherance of the above.
- Assist with preparing documents for production in response to a subpoena (e.g., organizing and electronically Bates labeling documents to be produced).
- Experience drafting and/or reviewing legal documents (e.g., court documents and agreements)
- Proven written and oral communication/advisement skills, with specific experience communicating rules, regulations, and/or policies;
- Demonstrated experience handling demanding and time-sensitive matters;
- Self-motivated and able to handle projects independently from start-to-finish
- Interest in working in a fast-paced, rewarding position with a first-in-class legal team;
- Background in Music, Publishing and/or Performing Rights preferred;
- Experience working with Salesforce and similar information databases (such as PREP) preferred;
- Strong proficiency in Word and Excel;
- Detail oriented and organized;
- Bachelor's degree required; and
- Paralegal certification a plus