Contracts Specialist, NBCU News Group

NBCUniversal•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

NBCUniversal News Group is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Contracts Specialist to join the Commercial Transactions News Legal team. This non-attorney role will provide legal operations, contracts, and administrative support to in-house commercial transactions attorneys across a broad range of commercial agreements. The successful candidate will be comfortable managing a high volume of contract requests, exercising sound judgment, and communicating effectively with internal stakeholders and external counterparties in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

3+ years of relevant experience in contracts management, legal operations, paralegal support, or a comparable role in an in-house legal department, law firm, or professional services environment
Demonstrated experience supporting the drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial contracts, including familiarity with common commercial contract terms and workflows
Experience using contract lifecycle management tools, document management systems, or comparable legal operations platforms
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, and comfort learning and using legal technology tools
Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate, with strong academic achievement

Nice To Haves

Experience in media, entertainment, technology, or other content-driven industries is a plus
Solid analytical skills and sound judgment, including the ability to identify issues, escalate appropriately, and propose practical solutions
Ability to work independently with appropriate guidance and collaborate effectively as part of a team

Responsibilities

Support Commercial Transactions News Legal attorneys with day-to-day legal operations and administrative tasks across the full contract lifecycle
Draft, review, revise, and manage commercial agreements and related documents, including vendor, technology, e-commerce, events, licensing, services, statements of work, work orders, amendments, and renewals, independently using approved templates and playbooks or in collaboration with attorneys
Prepare contract summaries, redlines, signature packets, and related correspondence for attorney review
Coordinate the team’s matter intake process, triage contract requests, and help attorneys prioritize matters to support timely and efficient service to the business
Maintain the contract lifecycle management system and related records, ensuring accurate tracking of key dates, deadlines, renewals, obligations, and status updates
Use contract management technology and awareness of legal operations developments (including use of AI) to identify practical, business-oriented solutions to deal-related issues
Maintain and update standard contract templates and develop improvements to processes
Contribute to an inclusive, collaborative, and service-oriented team culture