Legal Assistant in Television Business & Legal Affairs

This is a Full Time Job

Description

Position Title: Legal Assistant, Television Business & Legal Affairs

Location: Burbank, CA

Reporting To: Two Executives

Summary

Legendary is seeking an Assistant to join the TV Business & Legal Affairs team. This role will directly support the SVP and VP, serving as one of two department assistants, providing general support to the TV Business & Legal Affairs team. Responsibilities include handling day-to-day business and legal affairs administrative tasks, contract administration and production legal-related duties. The Assistant will interface regularly with internal stakeholders across corporate, creative, production, marketing/publicity, safety/risk, and finance, as well as external partners including talent representatives, vendors, production personnel, and guilds/unions. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and exercises strong judgment, with the ability to communicate effectively and operate efficiently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. A high degree of professionalism, confidentiality, and discretion is required.

Responsibilities
• Provide general administrative support for executives, including keeping executives organized, answering calls, scheduling, note-taking, sending correspondence, arranging for signatures, conducting research, and maintaining contact databases and departmental files.
• Assist with contract administration tasks such as tracking credits, copyright registrations, deal status, option dates, and payment due dates in conjunction with finance department.
• As experience level and training permits, assist with drafting, revising, redlining and proofreading various legal agreements, documents, forms and correspondence.
• Use company systems like Asana, Box, Scenechronize and Film Track to perform duties.
• Assist interns in getting oriented to departmental practices and systems.
• Other duties/projects as assigned.

Requirements
• BA/BS degree from accredited university or college required.
• Minimum one-year prior Business and Legal Affairs experience as an assistant supporting senior executives at an entertainment company or in the entertainment department of a law firm. Alternatively, a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited, recognized U.S. law school or a paralegal certification from an ABA-approved program is a plus, but not required.
• Experience in production legal and contracts administration, including drafting and redlining legal documents, is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.), and working experience with Film Track, Box, and Asana.
• General knowledge of how television is developed and produced, and familiarity with the customs and practices of the entertainment industry.
• Professional, organized, resourceful, highly motivated, eager to learn, detail-oriented, and pro-active team player with exceptional communication skills and excellent writing, editing and proofing skills, able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced and high-volume environment.