Business & Legal Affairs Paralegal

This is a Full Time Job

The Business & Legal Affairs Paralegal will support the SVP, Business & Legal Affairs and other attorneys in the department.

Responsibilities
• Completing form agreements, schedules, and other documentation under an attorney's supervision.
• Negotiating and/or drafting basic agreements/legal documents under an attorney's supervision, including but not limited to talent agreements; production term sheets; clip license agreements; acquisition deal memos and agreements; vendor agreements; amendments; etc.
• Managing the clearances of photographs and videos necessary for unscripted and or special programming.
• Preparing reports, summaries, memos and analyses of agreements and other matters.
• Reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting agreements and providing accurate, comprehensive, and detailed summaries.
• Updating and maintaining schedules, agreement templates, tracking agreements/deals in progress, securing signatures of contracts, review of production deliverables, and the management of electronic databases/systems.
• Maintaining and updating data on contract trackers including but not limited to talent agreements, programming rights analysis, vendor agreements; etc.
• Assisting in production of documents for attorneys (status reports, research, summaries, due diligence requests, notices, correspondence, etc.).
• Preparing and maintaining records, reports, and documents for compliance purposes.
• Performing administrative tasks, team meetings coordination, and handling other assignments at the direction of Business & Legal Affairs attorneys.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements
• Minimum five (5) years of experience as a Paralegal in the entertainment industry (production background a plus).
• College degree with a Paralegal certificate (or equivalent).
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Bi-lingual (English and Spanish).
• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through the link below to be considered.
• Must be willing to work in the greater Miami, Florida area.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be willing to work late evenings, and occasional holidays or weekends per business need.
• Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU's Alternative Dispute Resolution Program.

Desired Characteristics
• Proficient in Outlook Calendar, Contacts.
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Handle sensitive tasks/documents with complete confidentiality and discretion.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and tasks.
• Ability to work with a large and disperse team of many different backgrounds.
• Excellent client service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to exercise proper judgment to assess priorities.
• Resourceful, proactive, assertive, detail-oriented and energetic.
• Self-starter, high level of motivation, ability to work independently.
• High level of integrity and discretion.
• Ability to adapt to changing responsibilities and multiple assignments.
• Excellent organization and follow up skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and with tight time constraints.
• Proven ability to make effective decisions and solve problems.
• Superior time management and organizational skills.

Additional Requirements
• This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.