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Description

Position Title: Legal Assistant, Television Business & Legal Affairs

Location: Burbank, CA

Reporting To: Two Executives

Legendary Entertainment is a leading media company with film (Legendary Pictures), television and digital (Legendary Television and Digital Media) and comics (Legendary Comics) divisions dedicated to owning, producing, and delivering content to worldwide audiences. Legendary has built a library of marquee media properties and has established itself as a trusted brand which consistently delivers high-quality, commercial entertainment including some of the world's most popular intellectual property. In aggregate, Legendary Pictures-associated productions have realized grosses of more than $20 billion worldwide at the box office. To learn more visit: www.legendary.com.

Summary

Legendary is seeking an Assistant to join the TV Business & Legal Affairs team. This role will directly support the SVP and VP, serving as one of two department assistants, providing general support to the TV Business & Legal Affairs team. Responsibilities include handling day-to-day business and legal affairs administrative tasks, contract administration and production legal-related duties. The Assistant will interface regularly with internal stakeholders across corporate, creative, production, marketing/publicity, safety/risk, and finance, as well as external partners including talent representatives, vendors, production personnel, and guilds/unions. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and exercises strong judgment, with the ability to communicate effectively and operate efficiently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. A high degree of professionalism, confidentiality, and discretion is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative support for executives, including keeping executives organized, answering calls, scheduling, note-taking, sending correspondence, arranging for signatures, conducting research, and maintaining contact databases and departmental files.
• Assist with contract administration tasks such as tracking credits, copyright registrations, deal status, option dates, and payment due dates in conjunction with finance department.
• As experience level and training permits, assist with drafting, revising, redlining and proofreading various legal agreements, documents, forms and correspondence.
• Use company systems like Asana, Box, Scenechronize and Film Track to perform duties.
• Assist interns in getting oriented to departmental practices and systems.
• Other duties/projects as assigned.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree from accredited university or college required.
• Minimum one-year prior Business and Legal Affairs experience as an assistant supporting senior executives at an entertainment company or in the entertainment department of a law firm. Alternatively, a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited, recognized U.S. law school or a paralegal certification from an ABA-approved program is a plus, but not required.
• Experience in production legal and contracts administration, including drafting and redlining legal documents, is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.), and working experience with Film Track, Box, and Asana.
• General knowledge of how television is developed and produced, and familiarity with the customs and practices of the entertainment industry.
• Professional, organized, resourceful, highly motivated, eager to learn, detail-oriented, and pro-active team player with exceptional communication skills and excellent writing, editing and proofing skills, able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced and high-volume environment.

More Information

Legendary Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. Legendary Entertainment does not discriminate in employment with regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual oriented, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service or any other characteristic protected by law.

The anticipated base for this position is $52,000 to $54,000 per year. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. Total rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. Legendary Entertainment also provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, employee wellness programs, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, year-round paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).

The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, market demands and indicators, specific and unique skills or training, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The hiring salary range (amount) for this position applies to New York City and California.