The job of a Los Angeles entertainment lawyer is simply to provide legal advice and serve as a representative in court to people or businesses who work in the entertainment industry; however, most entertainment lawyers specialize in a specific aspect of the entertainment industry (examples: Film, TV, theater, music, etc).
But contrary to what many people think, entertainment lawyers actually do not work in the entertainment business. Rather, they work in the law business, but specialize in entertainment law.
There are two sides to nearly every entertainment case that a lawyer will handle: litigation and transactional. Even though their specialty is entertainment, entertainment lawyers are still just as well educated in the legal system, which has become increasingly more complex in recent years. Most entertainment lawyers are very familiar with law involving labor, employment, privacy, publicity and corporate business rights.
Despite working closely with the entertainment business, an entertainment lawyer really doesn’t live that glamorous of a life as many would be led to believe. Most of their days are very busy and stressful. Entertainment lawyers are constantly on the phone or in contact with all of their clients via e-mail, and in between all of this, they also have to review agreements, draft paperwork, contracts and documents, and pursue copyrights and trademarks. Whenever they get a chance to eat at a fancy restaurant, it’s usually to discuss something with a client. Most entertainment lawyers also work well into the evening.
What’s more is that many people in the entertainment industry are difficult to work with, making the job for a Los Angeles entertainment lawyer even more challenging. Working with people in the entertainment business really isn’t what many people would expect. Nonetheless, the pay for an entertainment lawyer is among the best in the law business, but this pay is reflective of the hard work that entertainment lawyers put into their cases.
As you can imagine, living the life of an entertainment lawyer can be very stressful, and they truly are incredible for finding the time they do to spend with their families.

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