Paralegal
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10162770 Emplacement Bristol, Connecticut, États-Unis Entreprise The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date de publication 14/10/2026Résumé du poste:
The Paralegal carries out a range of para-professional duties under the supervision of one or more attorneys in ESPN's Legal department. The position assists attorneys with all facets of various transactional deals, including but not limited to contract drafting and analysis. Areas of focus can include, but are not limited to, programming acquisitions, production agreements, marketing and promotion, digital media (including social media) and platforms, and distribution, as well as legal work related to various aspects of direct-to-consumer offerings. Experience with trademark prosecution and enforcement is preferred, and the Paralegal may support trademark matters as needed. The Paralegal will regularly engage with in-house attorneys, outside counsel, and business leads.
What You Will Do:
- Drafts contracts and/or other legal documents, ranging from standard to highly complex. Range of subject matters may include programming, film, sponsorship, talent, trademark, production, intellectual property, and other ESPN functions.
- Teamed with specific attorneys from which some but not all assignments flow; also receives a significant portion of work directly from clients while under the supervision of an attorney.
- Manages vendor approval workflow and drafts vendor master services agreements on a largely independent basis.
- Maintains the department's master and standard contracts and other documents, and updates and distributes as necessary.
- Conducts research, which may include some higher-level analysis, in areas of focus, which may include programming and distribution rights, intellectual property ownership, discovery research in support of litigation, and other legal research.
- May analyze desired contract requirements for translation into contract draft language; may propose original and standard alternate language.
- May assist with trademark matters as needed, such as filing applications and renewals, conducting screening searches, reviewing watch notices, preparing cease and desist letters, and tracking deadlines.
- Tracks key legal deadlines and keeps attorneys and clients apprised so that deadlines are not missed.
- Sets up matters in Legal Tracker and reviews invoices from outside counsel and vendors.
- Interacts with attorneys and other legal department personnel, outside counsel, and internal clients; often interacts, under attorney supervision, with other third parties.
- May conduct administrative support activities for department attorneys and interface with the finance function as necessary.
- Expected to contribute/participate in department-oriented initiatives beyond assigned duties on occasion (e.g., legal department intranet site, presentations to client departments).
- Performs such other duties or functions as the supervising attorney may delegate.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Contract drafting experience.
- Expertise in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- The ability to consistently solve problems with a high degree of independent decision-making.
- The ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
- Demonstrated strong operational expertise.
- Proven success in judgment in a broad scope of matters.
- Knowledge of selected legal procedures, terminology, and contract policies and standards.
- Ability to handle a high volume of work with minimal supervision while exercising the judgment to appropriately discern when to escalate issues.
- Superior organization skills with the ability to prioritize workload efficiently and effectively, and excellent attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal skills and must be highly team oriented.
- High level of professionalism and ability to maintain absolute confidentiality.
- Ability to build business acumen and understand core elements of the applicable business area(s).
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience in trademark prosecution and enforcement, including filing and maintaining applications and registrations, screening searches (e.g., Saegis), and domain name/UDRP matters.
- Knowledge of NetDocs and Serengeti.
- Subject matter familiarity in the sports, media, entertainment, production, and/or music space.
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Preferred Education
Paralegal certification or Associate's or Bachelor's degree
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