E-3 Visa Legal Business Associate Jobs
Legal Business Associate roles sit squarely within the E-3 visa's specialty occupation definition, requiring a bachelor's degree in law, business, or a related field. Australian professionals can secure E-3 sponsorship for these positions without entering an H-1B lottery, and the visa renews in two-year increments for as long as you hold a qualifying role.
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Global Product Legal is the dedicated legal team for the product, operations, and engineering organization, covering product counseling, creator and industry partnerships, music rights, and AI development. We partner with business teams, legal specialists, and cross-functional partners to build strategies and execute on product and business initiatives, while navigating a complex regulatory environment and maintaining stakeholder trust. You will work with product, operations, and engineering from early planning through launch, helping deliver products and initiatives used by billions of people. TikTok is looking for a transactional attorney to join its fast-growing team of music lawyers in the United States to primarily support the “SoundOn” music distribution platform. This is an opportunity to partner with the SoundOn product team and music legal team colleagues to help shape and grow SoundOn’s suite of services as it expands its scope and geographic reach. The role may also assist in scaling music license coverage of TikTok, the world’s leading short video platform, the digital music streaming service TikTok Music, and other digital properties that feature music. This is a highly collaborative, on-site role that requires five days per week in the office located in Culver City, CA.
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate music distribution and various types of license agreements with independent artists and independent record labels for the SoundOn platform.
- Provide legal guidance to the SoundOn business and product teams with regard to structuring rights deals with artists and labels, and draft / negotiate related agreements, in connection with music rights administration (sound recordings, music publishing) and artist branding / endorsement arrangements.
- Providing ongoing review of and updates to SoundOn’s license agreement templates across various use cases.
- Draft and negotiate full catalogue music license agreements with record labels, aggregators, music publishers and performing rights and collective management organizations, for various owned and operated digital properties.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience drafting and negotiating agreements for the licensing, administration, and/or acquisition of recorded music and music publishing rights, including artist/talent recording services, label partnerships, multi-platform digital distribution rights, and publishing rights administration.
- Member in good standing of a U.S. state bar association (with ability to register as in-house counsel if working from a different jurisdiction).
- Excellent analytical, communication, drafting, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and manage multiple matters simultaneously against tight deadlines.
- Ability to effectively manage stakeholder expectations and clearly articulate risk/benefit analyses with recommended solutions.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with blanket sound recording and/or music publishing rights licenses in the digital music space.
- Prior in-house experience at a digital music service, music distributor, or streaming platform.
ABOUT TIKTOK
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
WHY JOIN US
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
COMPENSATION
- Compensation Description (Annually): The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $127680 - $212040 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNINCORPORATED) CANDIDATES:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
INTRODUCTION
Global Product Legal is the dedicated legal team for the product, operations, and engineering organization, covering product counseling, creator and industry partnerships, music rights, and AI development. We partner with business teams, legal specialists, and cross-functional partners to build strategies and execute on product and business initiatives, while navigating a complex regulatory environment and maintaining stakeholder trust. You will work with product, operations, and engineering from early planning through launch, helping deliver products and initiatives used by billions of people. TikTok is looking for a transactional attorney to join its fast-growing team of music lawyers in the United States to primarily support the “SoundOn” music distribution platform. This is an opportunity to partner with the SoundOn product team and music legal team colleagues to help shape and grow SoundOn’s suite of services as it expands its scope and geographic reach. The role may also assist in scaling music license coverage of TikTok, the world’s leading short video platform, the digital music streaming service TikTok Music, and other digital properties that feature music. This is a highly collaborative, on-site role that requires five days per week in the office located in Culver City, CA.
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate music distribution and various types of license agreements with independent artists and independent record labels for the SoundOn platform.
- Provide legal guidance to the SoundOn business and product teams with regard to structuring rights deals with artists and labels, and draft / negotiate related agreements, in connection with music rights administration (sound recordings, music publishing) and artist branding / endorsement arrangements.
- Providing ongoing review of and updates to SoundOn’s license agreement templates across various use cases.
- Draft and negotiate full catalogue music license agreements with record labels, aggregators, music publishers and performing rights and collective management organizations, for various owned and operated digital properties.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience drafting and negotiating agreements for the licensing, administration, and/or acquisition of recorded music and music publishing rights, including artist/talent recording services, label partnerships, multi-platform digital distribution rights, and publishing rights administration.
- Member in good standing of a U.S. state bar association (with ability to register as in-house counsel if working from a different jurisdiction).
- Excellent analytical, communication, drafting, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and manage multiple matters simultaneously against tight deadlines.
- Ability to effectively manage stakeholder expectations and clearly articulate risk/benefit analyses with recommended solutions.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with blanket sound recording and/or music publishing rights licenses in the digital music space.
- Prior in-house experience at a digital music service, music distributor, or streaming platform.
ABOUT TIKTOK
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
WHY JOIN US
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
COMPENSATION
- Compensation Description (Annually): The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $127680 - $212040 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNINCORPORATED) CANDIDATES:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Legal Business Associate
Translate your Australian qualifications for U.S. employers
A three-year Australian law or business degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's for E-3 visa purposes, but document the equivalency explicitly. Attach a credential evaluation letter to your application before your first interview.
Target law firms and legal operations teams directly
Corporate legal departments at large companies and Am Law 200 firms regularly sponsor E-3 visas for Legal Business Associate roles. Focus your outreach on in-house legal ops teams, which hire for this title outside traditional law firm recruitment cycles.
Confirm the employer will file an LCA before accepting an offer
Some employers conflate E-3 sponsorship with H-1B and assume a lottery is involved. Clarify early that the LCA is filed directly with the DOL, there's no lottery, and the process typically completes in a matter of weeks, not months.
Verify your job description meets specialty occupation criteria
The E-3 requires that the role normally requires a degree in a specific field. Legal Business Associate positions should reference duties tied to legal analysis, contract management, or compliance, not general administrative tasks that could apply to any business role.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage the DOL Labor Condition Application and consulate preparation end-to-end, so your employer doesn't need to retain separate immigration counsel or delay your start date.
Prepare for consulate questions about dual intent before your interview
The E-3 is a nonimmigrant visa, so consular officers will probe your intent to return to Australia. A clear employment contract, role-specific offer letter, and awareness that E-3 does not confer dual intent will address this before it becomes an issue.
E-3 Visa Legal Business Associate: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Legal Business Associate jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Search Migrate Mate to filter Legal Business Associate openings by employers with active E-3 or H-1B sponsorship history. Many roles don't advertise sponsorship in the job posting itself, so targeting companies with a documented filing history is a more reliable approach than filtering by keyword alone.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Legal Business Associate role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as law, business administration, or a related discipline. Roles that list a degree as preferred rather than required can fall outside the specialty occupation definition, so reviewing the job description before applying matters. USCIS assesses this on a case-by-case basis.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Legal Business Associate roles?
The E-3 has no annual cap and no lottery, so you can apply at any point in the year and expect a decision based on your qualifications alone. The H-1B is subject to an 85,000-slot annual cap with a randomised lottery, meaning qualified applicants are routinely excluded. For Australian professionals, the E-3 is a significantly more reliable path into Legal Business Associate roles.
Can I change employers or move in-house while on an E-3 in a Legal Business Associate role?
Yes, but the new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL before you begin work with them. You'll also need to obtain a new E-3 visa stamp if you travel internationally before or during the transition. Staying inside the U.S. while switching employers does not require a new visa stamp, but the LCA and employer documentation must be updated.