Corporate Paralegal, Business & Legal Affairs

Horizon Media•New York, NY

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Paralegal provides administrative, contract, reporting, and project support to Horizon Media’s Business & Legal Affairs (BALA) department. The role maintains the department’s contracts database and supports contract approval, signature, and record-keeping processes. It also leads the non-disclosure agreement process, assists with reviewing and negotiating certain statements of work and vendor contracts, and contributes to reporting and ad hoc projects.

Requirements

At least two years of experience as a paralegal or administrative assistant.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
Strong writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Strong analytical, project management, and leadership skills.
Ability to work independently, take ownership, and manage time effectively.
Ability to solve problems, develop creative solutions, and identify opportunities to streamline processes.
Rigorous attention to detail and ability to follow through and accommodate tight deadlines.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Outlook, and Excel.

Nice To Haves

Media and/or entertainment experience.
Licensed New York notary certificate.
Certification through an accredited organization such as the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, the National Association of Legal Assistants, or the Association for Legal Professionals.

Responsibilities

Maintain BALA’s contracts database, upload drafts and fully signed contracts, assist with backlog uploads, apply and update data identifiers, communicate contract statuses, and support migration to a new database by identifying process and system pain points.
Manage contract approval and signature workflows using contract comparison tools and DocuSign.
Coordinate approval, payment, and record-keeping for BALA invoices for external counsel and state compliance registrations.
Proofread and send legal letters and notices.
Lead the NDA process for clients, vendors, RFPs, and prospective acquisitions, including checking for existing NDAs and working with teams to establish a process when none exists.
Assist with review and negotiation of specific client out-of-scope statements of work, amendments, addenda, and certain vendor contracts.
Maintain and compile monthly non-compete and background-check spreadsheets.
Assist with compiling the monthly client contract report and support ad hoc reporting, process, and training projects.
Manage certificate of insurance requests.