Legal Assistant, Amazon MGM Studios

Amazon • Culver City, CA

5d • $23 - $40

About The Position

You'll support Amazon MGM Studios' Legal team by managing complex administrative
operations related to original content production and marketing, and driving
efficiency initiatives that directly impact how we operate. In this role, you'll
handle high-volume tasks with autonomy, respond with appropriate urgency to
time-sensitive situations, and collaborate across multiple internal teams to
solve challenges creatively and proactively.

As a Legal Assistant supporting Amazon MGM Studios, you'll balance multiple
priorities while maintaining meticulous attention to detail. Your day might
include coordinating contract execution processes, managing communications with
outside counsel, and tracking project metrics that help our team operate more
effectively. You'll prepare short form paperwork, reports, and maintain the
systems and files that keep our legal operations running smoothly. Beyond
routine administrative work, you'll contribute to simplification projects
designed to streamline how we work, and you may develop training materials to
help colleagues navigate our legal tools and processes. You'll work closely with
our legal team and internal stakeholders, understanding their needs and
responding with the urgency their requests require.

We are a collaborative legal team supporting Amazon MGM Studios' diverse
operations. Our work spans all legal aspects of the original film and series
development, production and marketing / distribution lifecycle. We value team
members who take initiative to solve problems, communicate clearly with
colleagues across the organization, and maintain the highest standards of
confidentiality and integrity. As part of our team, you'll contribute to our
ongoing efforts to simplify processes and make our legal operations more
efficient, helping us support the business more effectively. You'll work with
professionals who are committed to delivering excellent support and who
appreciate colleagues who bring both reliability and creative problem-solving to
their work.

Requirements

• 1+ years of professional or military experience
• 1+ years of administrative assistant experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications

Nice To Haves

• Experience working proactively and independently, meeting deadlines, and delivering on projects and tasks
• Experience in a technology company or other legal experience
• Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines, or experience handling confidential information and maintaining professionalism in dealing with senior executives
• Experience implementing process improvements
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Support legal teams overseeing production, marketing, labor, and content standards for original film and series projects
• Coordinate contract processes, including routing and execution, document distribution, and contract management across a number of tools and systems
• Prepare short form paperwork, correspondence and notices
• Develop and implement projects that simplify and improve legal team operations and workflows
• Manage relationships with outside counsel, including budget tracking, invoice processing, and vendor communication
• Create training materials and lead sessions to help colleagues understand and effectively use legal tools and resources
• Prepare reports, maintain project trackers, organize meetings

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level