Paralegal (4-month contract)
Paralegal (4-month contract)
Russell Tobin
New York, NY
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Title: Paralegal (contract)
Location: New York, New York
Schedule: Hybrid
Contract Length: 4 months
Hourly Pay Rate: $32-40/hour DOE
Our client, a major global music corporation, is currently seeking a paralegal for a short-term contract. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years' experience in an in-house paralegal, contract administrator, or contract manager capacity preparing contracts from pre-existing templates as well as review and redline third-party comments and mark-ups. You'll be responsible for keeping track of contract status updates within the company's internal tracking system and help with overall file organization and provide reports.
This is a full-time contract (i.e., 40 hours weekly) and will start as a 4-month contract with potential to extend.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare first drafts of contracts and documents from existing templates
- Review third party comments on such contracts and documents for supervisor signoff
- Prepare said documents for signature – once signed, save and process in accordance with department protocol
- Keep track of status updates in existing tracking systems (Monday.com, internal spreadsheets)
- Data entry, file organization, DocuSign
- Provide reporting and updates to legal team from existing tracking systems
- Assist supervisor and legal team with administrative duties
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree required; Paralegal certificate a plus
- 2+ years of proven work experience as a Paralegal, Contract Administrator, Contract Manager, or Administrator
- Knowledge of legal requirements involved with contracts
- Familiarity with copyright and trademark laws
- Familiarity with brand licensing and royalty accounting procedures
- Music industry knowledge
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exhibit a professional demeanor and good judgment
- Self-starter who takes initiative and is resourceful; takes ownership of tasks and projects
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to interact with outside attorneys and executive management
- Ability to prioritize multiple assignments; works well under pressure
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively
- Extremely detail-oriented, with an ability to spot errors
- Familiarity of software for consumer product licensing (DRM, MediaBox, etc.)
- Familiarity with Apple computers and software, mastery of Microsoft suite, DocuSign, and Preview/Adobe, Monday.com
- Solid research, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Organizes own work, coordinating projects, setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and following up on assignments with a minimum of direction
Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
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Employment type
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Job function
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Industries
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution and Entertainment Providers
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