Legal Assistant, Intellectual Property Legal

This is a Full Time Job


About the Role & Team

The Walt Disney Company's Legal Department in Burbank, CA is seeking a Legal Assistant to support seven members of the copyright/ trademark legal team, including one attorney and six paralegals/rights clearance administrators. We are looking for a bright, energetic, upbeat and reliable person who can support over a wide range of issues, has strong organizational skills, and will exercise discretion and the highest level of ethics in connection with confidential information.

The Walt Disney Company is a diversified, international family entertainment and media organization whose operations include theme parks and resorts, filmed entertainment including motion pictures and television shows, home video products, records, consumer products, a cruise line, radio and television stations, broadcast and cable networks, Internet offerings, and publishing activities.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities
include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Manage a fast-paced, wide-ranging desk
• Organize, manage and maintain filing system
• Manage calendars/schedule conference calls and meetings
• Assist with documents, decks and presentations
• Interact with internal executives and outside firms
• Prepare expense reports and ensure they are submitted in a timely manner
• Manage incoming and outgoing electronic and paper mail
• Oversee and manage deadlines related to ongoing projects and open matters
• Organize substantive materials in a professional manner
• Assist with other Corporate Legal Department administrative support responsibilities
• Answer phone calls in a professional and responsive manner
• Make arrangements for both domestic and international travel

This position requires teamwork with other assistants, paralegals and attorneys in the legal department. Applicants should have a cooperative work style, a strong work ethic and a positive attitude with respect to problem solving.

Required Qualifications and Skills
• At least one year prior administrative experience supporting a lawyer or executive
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience scheduling conference calls and meetings, dealing with the public, managing correspondence, managing electronic and paper mail and document filing systems, answering professional phone calls, arranging travel
• MS Office, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
• Sound and mature judgment on the prioritization of tasks
• Self-starter

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Workday, NetDocs, Anaqua, or other Trademark Database preferred
• Exposure to copyrights and/or trademarks preferred

Education

• Required: High School degree or equivalent
• Preferred: B.A. or B.S. degree strongly preferred

Additional Information

We offer a friendly and stimulating team-oriented professional environment. If you meet the above qualifications and thrive in a professional, fast-paced environment, we invite you to apply.

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

The internal title for this position is Secretary V.

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, California is $50,000.00 to $66,900.00 per year based on a 40-hour work week. The number of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.