Legal Assistant - Temporary

This is a Full Time Job

Summit Entertainment is seeking a temporary Legal Assistant to support the SVP and the VP in Legal Affairs. The assignment is open ended and may become full-time in 2010.

This role is responsible for managing day-to-day administrative functions, interfacing with a variety of talent representatives, outside counsel and high level executives (both internally and externally), processing development/production above-the-line talent agreements, maintaining/organizing files, drafting correspondence and other minor documents, and screening calls for SVP and VP.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES__________

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate/distribute/process various draft agreements and agreements (including talent agreements for motion picture projects in development and production, as well as acquisition, marketing and other agreements) for execution & counter-execution
• Maintain the contracts databases
• Regularly update the Legal Affairs status sheet for the department
• Create chain of title summaries and binders, and organize documents for delivery in connection with financing transactions
• Manage execution and distribution of various bond/loan documents for closings
• Manage calendar, schedules and coordinate meetings and conference calls, prepare expense reports, and answer phone lines of SVP and VP
• Scan, file and track documents and high volume of correspondence
• Manage special projects as designated, specifically dealing with legal, administrative and coordination issues.
• Provide general department administrative assistance, including assisting other attorneys/legal consultants and paralegals when needed
• Handle/draft correspondence/minor documents and various other word processing duties, including preparing redlines
• Create, maintain, and organize files
• Interface and manage communications with talent representatives

QUALIFICATIONS__________________________________

• 1-2 years experience as a assistant (A plus if in legal or business affairs and/or at a studio supporting senior executives)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality