Paralegal

LA28 (Web)•Los Angeles, CA

32d•$73,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Paralegal will be an integral part of the legal team with a keen sense of independent judgment in leading and driving timely and scalable delivery of operational contracts. This role offers an unparalleled opportunity to increase your professional network, gain valuable experience, and grow with the organization as we gear up for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games! This position will report to an Associate General Counsel.

Requirements

3+ years of experience as a paralegal or legal assistant preferred (preferably in a large law firm and/or corporate in-house legal department).
Concise grammatical skills, excellent oral and written communication skills.
Proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel, and experience preparing legal documents, presentations and spreadsheets.
Strong ability to interact diplomatically and with professional maturity with senior executives, staff and external business partners.
Detail-oriented with exceptional research, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent word processing and database management skills.
Positive, team-oriented, and collaborative attitude.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in fast paced and dynamic environment, both autonomously and collaboratively.
High level of personal integrity and professional ethics; ability to maintain absolute confidentiality, to perform duties with utmost discretion and act with complete integrity.
Strong work ethic, client-service orientation, and sound judgment.
Outstanding organizational skills, including ability to update and maintain contract forms, track contract negotiation progress and status through contract management system.

Nice To Haves

Smartsheet experience a plus.
Experience working with contract management systems, highly preferred.
Paralegal certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Track business entity documents related to state registration, charitable status, and tax. Draft, file, and maintain documents and records.
Create and maintain compliance tracking systems, records, and training. Create and provide training and support materials.
Identify, create and update legal documents, including on LA28 websites and other employee and board facing materials.
Participate in dispute resolution management team related to employment and data privacy matters, including handling document review.
Serve as drafter and reviewer of a myriad of operational contracts for the purchase of services and/or products related to pre-Games, Games time, and post-Games events and deliverables.
Interface with internal business partners and external parties to drive contract negotiations and manage timing expectations.
Draft collateral documents necessary for solicitation of RFP’s and/or negotiations, including NDAs.
Draft confidential correspondence, memos, contract summaries, reports, and presentations.
Manage sensitive and confidential information and documents, including maintaining processes to ensure proper management of such information and documents.
Conduct legal research and analysis on special projects.
Serve as the liaison between department heads and the legal team and take lead in identifying internal business needs requiring specialized contractual elements.