Paralegal

Position: Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Reports To: Associate General Counsel

Key Responsibilities:

· Providing day-to-day legal support for the content legal team in connection with cable affiliation, retransmission consent, and original content negotiations and drafting

· Assisting with drafting of agreements, such as cable affiliation agreements, new media agreements, digital content licensing agreements, local sporting event agreements, letter agreements, etc.

· Researching and summarizing provisions in content licensing agreements

· Maintaining physical contract files and electronic database

· Interfacing with personnel in key parts of Verizon organization, including content acquisition team, finance and network operations

· Developing presentations using PowerPoint, Excel and Word and preparing and updating of applicable meeting materials

· Other paralegal duties as required

Qualifications/experience:

· Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance required

· Paralegal certificate

· Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

· Minimum 3-5 years of experience as a paralegal supporting transactional work

· Requires excellent file management and organizational skills

· Requires strong written and oral communication skills and strong attention to detail

· Strong preference for candidates with knowledge of cable and entertainment industry

Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance required
MS Office
Paralegal Certificate
Telecom experience required

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.