Sr. paralegal (disney music group)
Company: Disney Music Group
Location: Burbank
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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Job Description:
** This role sits in Burbank, CA and this person will be
required to be in the office 4x/ week.** About the Role & Team:
Disney Music Group (DMG) seeks a Senior Paralegal to draft, review
and negotiate contracts, and provide general legal and
administrative support to DMG with particular emphasis on recorded
music, music publishing and concert licensing matters working
closely with business and legal affairs counsel. This includes:
drafting legal correspondence and legal documents for attorney
review; research, preparing summaries and reports; data entry and
maintaining files and databases; researching rights and maintaining
rights and other databases, assisting with due diligence related to
transactional matters; and assisting the team with other special
projects as may be necessary from time to time.DMG houses the Walt
Disney Company's recorded music labels, concert licensing division
and music publishing companies and we are looking for a Senior
Paralegal to assist the business and legal affairs team that
service those enterprises.What You Will Do: Draft, review and
negotiate a variety of standard and non-standard music industry
agreements, license agreements, photography and artwork agreements,
appearance and venue releases, and other legal documents as
requested by project attorneys.Prepare legal correspondence at
direction of project attorney.Create, organize, manage and maintain
library of form agreements, negotiated language and legal
memos.Review legal agreements and prepare summaries of rights,
obligations and related matters.Track projects and prepare status
reports.Research and analyze legal rights and obligations.Review
pre-release materials for compliance and suggesting solutions to
bring materials into compliance.May be called upon to assist with
promotions, sweepstakes and other marketing support in connection
with label product releases and events.Respond to legal inquiries;
raise and escalate legal issues as necessary.Assist in creation of
and maintenance of technological solutions for improved flow of
information, including data entry and maintenance of databases.
Coordinate follow-up, execution and distribution of approved
documents.Compare and proofread agreements and related
materials.Perform special projects and other related duties as
assigned or requested.Assist in department trainings and legal
presentations.Such additional, alternative, removed or changed
responsibilities as may be directed from time-to-time by a
supervisor, without advance notice.Required Qualifications &
Skills: Experience with record labels, music publishing companies
and the multi-media content production and distribution industry or
the law firms and agencies representing same preferred.Paralegal
Certification required and/or meet the qualifications to work as a
Paralegal set forth by the American Bar Association and any
applicable State codes Experience in a law firm or media company
preferred. Non-attorney candidates preferred.Minimum 3 yrs of
relevant experience.Strong PC skills, including proficiency in
Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Familiarity with document and
rights management systems a plus.Fluent in English. Other language
fluency may be a plus.Specific Skills: Interact well with all
levels of personnel with ability to communicate clearly.Must be
willing to take "ownership" of projects and think proactively.Must
have the ability to be flexible in all work situations.Excellent
written, verbal, research, analytical and organizational
skills.Must be detail oriented, with accurate input and proofing
skills.Must be able to work efficiently in a fast-paced, demanding
environment while effectively meeting deadlines.Operational and
organization awareness.Self starter with ability to multi-task,
excellent work ethic, judgment and commitment to managing
assignments and confidential information with professionalism and
integrity.Required Education: A Bachelor's Degree and/or
qualifications to be a paralegal by certification or education and
work experience as set forth by the American Bar Association and
any applicable state codes #CORP_MEDIA #Legal Affairs #twdcmedia
#LI-SMM1 #twdcmedia #corp_media The hiring range for this position
in Burbank, CA is $84,500 to $113,300 per year based on a 40 hour
work week.The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on
business needs.The base pay actually offered will take into account
internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's
geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
among other factors.A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be
provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the
full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent
on the level and position offered.
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