Legal Assistant

Overview:

We're hiring an Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to the Vice President of Legal Affairs at Paramount Pictures. This role involves handling a range of responsibilities, including organizing internal and external documents, scheduling meetings, handling correspondence, and processing travel and expenses. The ideal candidate will be detailed, able to prioritize efficiently, and possesses strong interpersonal skills to liaise with teams and partners. This position requires a high degree of professionalism, discretion, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Apply now and join our team!

Responsibilities:

• Distribute, file, and organize internal and external agreements and correspondence
• Handle general administrative duties (answering phones, rolling calls, scheduling internal and external appointments and meetings, maintaining daily schedules and calendars, handling e-mail distributions and incoming and outgoing mail, and updating contact information)
• Liaise with internal departments and external entities as needed
• Accountable for Travel & Expense processing
• Resolution of general administrative issues (including facilities, supplies, general office equipment, and telecom requests)
• Greet scheduled visitors and conduct to appropriate area or person
• Compose and prepare confidential correspondence, reports, and other documents
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of entertainment and/or legal administrative experience strongly preferred (in a fast-paced office)
• Deep proficiency with MS Suites, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, and Internet software
  
  

Additional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred
• Excellent written, verbal, and telephone skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Organized and highly thorough with the ability to manage time and multiple high priorities adroitly, appropriately prioritize work and demands, and anticipate needs
• Highly self-motivated, proactive, quick-thinking, flexible, collaborative, resourceful, and emotionally intelligent, with excellent common sense and judgment and the ability to exercise diplomacy and discretion
  
  

Founded in 1912, Paramount Pictures works with talented filmmakers to produce and distribute entertainment around the world. The film studio’s iconic logo has opened some of the most successful and beloved films in cinematic history, including timeless classics such as The Godfather, Chinatown, Forrest Gump and Titanic; and blockbuster franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, Mission: Impossible and Sonic the Hedgehog. Recent, innovative, break-out films such as The Wolf of Wall Street, Arrival, Rocketman, and A Quiet Place have added to Paramount’s film legacy. With a beautiful 65-acre lot in the heart of Hollywood, a worldwide network of offices and a culture of engagement, Paramount Pictures’ passionate employees ensure the studio continues to deliver creativity and innovation to a dynamic industry. Paramount Pictures controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group. Paramount Pictures is a subsidiary of Paramount, which connects with billions of people worldwide through its global brands including MTV, CBS, Paramount Network, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and streaming service Paramount+.

Additional Information

Hiring Salary Range: $52,000.00 - 58,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

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