Legal Project Specialist I

Job Description

Job Description

Company Summary

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.

Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Our legal teams support the innovators driving the growth and success of EchoStar and its subsidiaries. From identifying and supporting a variety of corporate legal matters to negotiating the industry’s evolving legal landscape, our corporate counselors bring their own kind of invention to effect positive change across the company.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.

 

Gen Mobile, an EchoStar Corporation brand, is seeking a mid-level, regulatory/transactional Legal Project Specialist to support operations across multiple business units and directly contribute to brand growth. This role addresses the challenges of managing administrative, clerical, and research support services, ensuring smooth operations within the legal department. The specialist will solve complex organizational demands by effectively cataloging records, managing timelines, and conducting investigations or fact-checking. Ultimately, this position bridges the gap between various business teams and stakeholders to successfully achieve key legal and brand objectives.

 

What Success Looks Like (Objectives):

• Assist two attorneys and one regulatory manager with the comprehensive review, preparation, and administrative management of various legal and regulatory documents
• File regulatory licensing applications accurately and respond to complex document requests from government agencies within required timelines
• Catalog, file, and organize legal documents to maintain seamless project records and overall status tracking
• Assist with critical closing duties, including collecting, filing, and circulating documents for review and signature across teams
• Work collaboratively with various business teams and stakeholders as needed to accomplish overarching brand and company goals
• Leverage AI tools and project management software to increase efficiency in administrative tracking, document categorization, and research workflows

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Core Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring):

• Understanding of legal language, regulatory principles, and legal research methods
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and highly organized project management abilities
• Strong problem-solving skills, a self-starter mindset, and the ability to maintain confidentiality with good judgment
• Ability to function well and maintain high energy within a high-paced, deadline-driven environment
• AI literacy and application skills to optimize daily workflow and document management processes
• Professional experience managing multi-attorney support demands or law firm environments

 

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Paralegal Studies or a related field
• 3 years of relevant experience at a large company or law firm
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Google Suite
• Project management or legal document management software

 

Visa sponsorship not available for this position

Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

 

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. 

 

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

 

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

 

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact View email address on ziprecruiter.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

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