Paralegal

EverPass Media•Chicago, IL

3d•$80,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

EverPass Media is redefining the role of TVs in businesses by blending exclusive top-tier sports and entertainment with unmatched marketing innovation. With a focus on premium content like NFL Sunday Ticket, smart promotions, and seamless partnerships, we offer a cloud-based platform that combines ease of use with advanced functionality and reliability. We're empowering business owners to control their content like never before, ensuring their screens are more than just TVs—they're key to engaging, entertaining, and understanding their customers to help drive business results. We are poised to leverage our strong leadership, innovative technology, and strategic partnerships to become the go-to destination for on-premise entertainment and marketing. Position Overview: EverPass is seeking to add a motivated, detail-oriented Paralegal to our Legal Department. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in supporting EverPass’s legal function by serving as a trusted partner to EverPass’s Legal Counsel, helping manage priorities, execute projects efficiently, and keep legal operations running smoothly. You will collaborate cross-functionally with teams across the organization to help drive projects to completion and ensure legal processes are efficient, scalable, and well executed. This role is ideal for someone who is intellectually curious, takes ownership of their work, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is eager to grow as a core contributor within an in-house legal department.

Requirements

Working knowledge of standard contract terms, structures, and legal templates
Strong research, writing, and analytical capabilities
Ability to prioritize competing demands and drive tasks to completion in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining a commitment to delivering high-quality work product
Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail
Professional demeanor and judgment
Pragmatic and resourceful approach to problem-solving
Comfortable operating with ambiguity and adapting to evolving priorities
Eager to develop in-depth knowledge of the EverPass platform and overall business
High aptitude for learning and using technology tools efficiently
Bachelor’s degree
5+ years of professional experience, including at least 3 years of legal experience
Based in the Chicago area
Willingness to work in a hybrid environment with 3 days per week in the office
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe, and Litera (or similar tools)

Nice To Haves

Paralegal certificate or relevant legal experience
Experience in a corporate in-house legal department and/or law firm environment
Interest in sports media, law, and business
Exposure to or experience with legal matters involving intellectual property, licensing and content rights, privacy, marketing, technology and SaaS agreements, consumer protection, sales, human resources, corporate transactions, or compliance
Experience leveraging AI tools within a legal or operational role
Experience implementing or managing contract lifecycle management tools
Active Illinois Notary Public, or willingness to become one if requested

Responsibilities

Serve as a key point of contact for the Legal Department, helping triage legal requests and coordinate with internal stakeholders on behalf of the Legal Counsel
Assist with reviewing, drafting, and managing a variety of legal documents and commercial contracts, including but not limited to, notices, legal forms, and agreements related to sales, content acquisition, marketing initiatives, vendors, and regulatory compliance
Identify deviations from standard legal positions, assess risk, and appropriately escalate issues to Legal Counsel and relevant business stakeholders
Provide daily administrative and operational support, including managing email correspondence, calendars, document preparation, filing, scanning, mailing, and other tasks necessary to support the legal department
Support the execution and lifecycle management of legal agreements
Enable efficient legal operations by ensuring organized and accessible legal records
Maintain and improve legal department forms and templates
Provide analytical and project support that advances corporate, regulatory, and governance objectives
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure timely submission and execution of legal documentation
Help with implementing process improvements to increase speed, consistency, and scalability
Exercise sound judgment and discretion in the handling of confidential and sensitive information
Support miscellaneous projects as assigned by Legal Counsel

Benefits

Competitive Compensation
Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term and short-term disability insurance
Professional Development Programs
Access to senior management and mentoring opportunities
Employee Recognition Program
Unlimited PTO
Paid Parental Leave
Mental Health and Recharge Days
401k Match
Pre-tax Transportation
Employee Assistance Program
Virtual and in-person social events (team highlights, culture spotlights, happy hours)