Responsibilities:
- Directly support the Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs
- Prepare documents, assist in drafting and editing (redlining) agreements and related documents, and ensure that issues are escalated;
- Act as the point of contact for agreements and contract status updates and provide ad hoc support to business clients (e.g., rights management analysis);
- Maintain department trackers, coordinate approval processes and update contract databases;
- Provide administrative support (e.g., maintenance of calendars, copying, filing, phone coverage)
- Work with other paralegals to support the broader Legal team in a team-centric approach as needed;
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
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Required Education and/or Experience:
- 5+ years of experience as a Paralegal/Legal Administrator in a corporate legal department or law firm in a contracts/transactional support role.
- Strong PC/Word Processing skills including MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel; ability to work with Workshare would be a plus.
- Able to prioritize in a dynamic, exciting, fast-paced working environment, frequently under urgent deadlines.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and written and verbal communications skills (including spelling and grammar).
- Self-motivated, proactive and detail-oriented.
- High level of professionalism/confidentiality and ability to deal courteously and professionally with internal and external clients of all levels.
- Willing and able to work overtime as required based on business need.
Preferred Qualifications
- Paralegal certificate
- CT Notary Public certification (active)
- Media/IP work experience.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree but comfortable in paralegal role.
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