Paralegal

Activision Blizzard • Irvine, CA

34d • $30 - $55

About The Position

At Blizzard Entertainment, we are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences…ever, driven by our core values and passion, Blizzard creates worlds with the focus to entertain the universe! We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and highly organized legal professional to join our in-house legal team as a Paralegal. You’ll partner with a close-knit team and staff across the business to draft contracts and other documents, review and clear marketing and promotional materials, and establish clear and responsive communication with clients.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in a professional legal role, preferably in a contract management or paralegal role
• Extensive experience drafting a variety of agreements with an emphasis on entertainment and intellectual property contracts and licenses
• Significant experience reviewing and clearing sales, marketing, and promotional materials
• Exceptional legal research and analytical skills
• The ability to independently handle multiple projects simultaneously and under deadline
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong critical-thinking skills
• Impeccable organizational skills, time-management abilities, and attention to detail
• The ability to act with discretion when handling confidential matters
• Common sense, good judgment, strong work ethic, and a collaborative and respectful approach to working with others while managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a legal professional in a video game, entertainment, or media company
• A paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited program
• International experience
• A passion for video games

Responsibilities

• Manage contract and legal requests from intake through execution, including drafting a wide range of contracts such as ‘Work for Hire’ agreements, services agreements, advertising insertion orders, voice-actor and talent agreements, music agreements, marketing agreements, promotional agreements, and license agreements
• Review and clear marketing and promotional materials relating to Blizzard’s games and distribution platform, including advertising assets, email marketing messages, videos, shop pages, press releases, and website and mobile application assets
• Assist with the preparation of contest rules, affidavits of eligibility and releases
• Prepare written communications to internal and external contacts
• Partner closely with US legal team and business; liaise as needed with international colleagues
• Ensure compliance and adherence to proper protocols in all matters related to contract drafting, validation and record keeping
• Take on special projects and other duties as requested

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

What This Job Offers

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