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Managers are individuals or companies that advise, counsel, guide and develop the professional careers of talent for an agreed-upon percentage of earnings (usually between ten and fifteen percent).
Managers may not legally negotiate contracts. It’s actually illegal for managers to find work for their clients, make submissions or book clients. They’re not allowed to solicit or negotiate deals — their job is to guide careers. They can, however, attach to produce, which is why some heavy-hitter agents chose to jump ship to come over into the manager’s arena.
Many writers have managers because they can’t get an agent. Also, many writers have both as they serve different, albeit overlapping, functions.
There are personal managers and business managers (whose jobs are to provide accounting, investment and other financial services).
Entertainment attorneys are individuals or companies who provide a variety of legal services for clients in the film television and music industries.
Services may include contract drafting, disputes and litigation, deal negotiation, intellectual property law, rights, establishing legal entities and so on.
Some writers who don’t have agents or managers will have an entertainment attorney make submissions on their behalf. Most companies will accept scripts as long as they come through an agent, a manager or an entertainment attorney.
Entertainment attorneys usually work on a flat hourly fee, but will sometimes represent you for 5% of the deals you generate.
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