job description
Entertainment Lawyers provide legal counsel for studios, moguls, bands, actors, and athletes. They also draft contracts, negotiate terms and file lawsuits. You could help manage a celebrity’s career and assets. You might be working at your desk one day, and find yourself making a multi-million dollar deal on a yacht the next. Sometimes controversy around your client may require a press conference and you’ll need to be there with them, and maybe even speak for them. As a friend, confidant and legal counsel to studios and stars, you’ll be an adopted member of the Hollywood family.
education requirements
Bachelor’s in Communications, Media or Fine Arts, Law School, plus pass the Bar Exam
average salary
$150K, with potential to earn $500K+ based on experience, reputation and client roster


