Jr Paralegal/Assistant

Job Description Job Description Description: The firm is looking for a Jr Paralegal/Assistant to provide assistance and key organizational support to its legal team.

Responsibilities:
Draft, review, negotiate, and administrate all types of production related contracts, including above- and below-the-line talent; props and sets, locations; vendor agreements; services; equipment; vehicles; and various types of clearance agreements.
Administrate guild signatory status for each production.
Ensure legal policies and contracts are applied across productions on a consistent basis.
Coordinate execution and distribution of approved documents and any necessary payments.
Prepare legal correspondence, including termination letters, extensions and amendments.
Assist in preparation of ad promo and credit restrictions memos for each production.
Assist each production in legal, marketing and technical delivery to distributors and/or sales agents.
Perform special projects and other related duties as assigned or requested.
Such additional, alternative, removed or changed responsibilities as may be directed from time-to-time by a supervisor, without advance notice.

Requirements: Basic Qualifications:
2 years of experience in a law firm or an entertainment/media company legal department.
College degree or equivalent level of experience.
Strong PC skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe, and Outlook; as well as AI legal tools.
Ability to communicate clearly and interact well with all levels of personnel, including via web conference and telephone.
Must be willing to take ownership of projects and think proactively.
Must have excellent written, verbal, analytical and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize high-volume work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Self-starter with ability to multi-task, excellent work ethic and commitment to managing assignments with professionalism and integrity.
Must be detail oriented, with accurate input and proofing skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with film and/or television production, in the scripted or unscripted space (e.g., familiarity and comfort with production lingo).
Equal Opportunity Employer considering qualified candidates in accordance with state and federal laws, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Benefits
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Profit sharing

Additional Information
Fast paced entertainment law firm provides comprehensive legal services to clients in the entertainment industry, specializing in representing financiers, producers, and production entities in film, television, and digital content. The firm offers experienced legal services to optimize its clients financial, legal, and business positions in the financing, production, and exploitation of their content.