Legal Assistant (NYC Hybrid)

HarperCollins Publishers • New York, NY

1d • $65,000 - $65,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Overview HarperCollins Publishers is currently seeking a Legal Assistant to join its Legal & Contracts Department! This position will support four attorneys, and is based in our NY Headquarters. Responsibilities Independently manage and track a broad variety of ongoing Legal Department projects, including author related contractual matters, response to subpoenas, and tracking manuscript legal review. Litigation support and management. Support attorneys on class action settlement in Anthropic case and other AI copyright infringement cases Manage the collection of specimens and required information for trademark registration filings. Draft a variety of basic legal agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, permissions, and releases, with attorney supervision. Assist with anti-piracy tracking. Provide administrative support to four attorneys – managing, mail, phone calls and messages, scheduling meetings and conference calls, expense reports, travel arrangements. General departmental administrative matters, including establishing processes for shared departmental files. Qualifications 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience Prior administrative/legal experience required Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management Strong organizational skills and attention to detail Ability to exercise professionalism, poise and tact in all verbal and written correspondence Strong sense of confidentiality Strong time management skills Ability to set priorities under pressure Excellent written and oral communication skills Willingness to take initiative and to complete projects independently Proficient knowledge of MS Office, Office 365 and facility with variety of applications within Windows An interest in book publishing strongly preferred Ability to work onsite three days per week HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That’s why cover letters are strongly preferred. The salary for this position is $65,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process. In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce. HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer. HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected] . Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests.

Requirements

• 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience
• Prior administrative/legal experience required
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to exercise professionalism, poise and tact in all verbal and written correspondence
• Strong sense of confidentiality
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to set priorities under pressure
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Willingness to take initiative and to complete projects independently
• Proficient knowledge of MS Office, Office 365 and facility with variety of applications within Windows
• Ability to work onsite three days per week

Nice To Haves

• An interest in book publishing strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Independently manage and track a broad variety of ongoing Legal Department projects, including author related contractual matters, response to subpoenas, and tracking manuscript legal review.
• Litigation support and management.
• Support attorneys on class action settlement in Anthropic case and other AI copyright infringement cases
• Manage the collection of specimens and required information for trademark registration filings.
• Draft a variety of basic legal agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, permissions, and releases, with attorney supervision.
• Assist with anti-piracy tracking.
• Provide administrative support to four attorneys – managing, mail, phone calls and messages, scheduling meetings and conference calls, expense reports, travel arrangements.
• General departmental administrative matters, including establishing processes for shared departmental files.

Benefits

• comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

What This Job Offers

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