Senior Paralegal, Employment

1 week ago

Atlanta, Georgia, United States Warner Bros. Discovery Full time
About the Role

The Senior Paralegal, Employment is a key member of the Employment Legal team supporting Warner Bros. Discovery's News & Sports business units.

This role manages the process to create and track contracts for executives, senior employees, on-air talent, and contributors in close partnership with Employment Legal, Talent Negotiations, and People & Culture.

The Senior Paralegal provides paralegal support for Employment Legal activities in a collaborative and team-oriented environment, including assisting in responding to administrative charges, subpoenas, and other employment legal project support.

This role will help support the drafting and tracking of a high volume of medium- to high-complexity employment, talent, and contributor contracts and route to appropriate employment attorneys for review, as well as facilitate issue resolution.

This role will support the process (and/or the employment attorneys) through final execution, including drafting, reviewing, redlining, finalizing agreements, and maintaining data in the centralized system.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support of the employment/talent/contributors contracts administration life-cycle across the News and Sports organization:
  • Review existing contract terms to determine if requested terms and provisions are aligned with current company contract guidelines and highlight any special terms that should be escalated for further consideration
  • Draft and proof-read new contracts/renewals, option pick-ups, termination letters; partner with appropriate Employment Attorney as escalations/questions arise
  • Prepare and send contracts to appropriate Employment Attorney (and, where applicable, Talent) for sign-off, and subsequently route to P&C and Employee for timely review and execution
  • Record and maintain data in the internal contracts system databases; track to ensure timely processing, and distribute fully-executed employment contracts to distribution list
  • Audit reports to ensure accuracy of contract information on the contract database
  • Respond in a timely fashion to requests from P&C and Legal partners on contract questions and provide technical/procedural guidance
  • Assist in gathering data and preparing information to respond to administrative charges, demand letters, and other employee disputes.
  • Assist the Employment Legal team in ad hoc projects as needed.
Requirements
  • Minimum 7+-years of paralegal/contract manager experience in an office environment required.
  • Prior Legal, Human Resources or Contract Administration experience preferred.
  • Completion of paralegal school/certification preferred.
  • B.A./B.S. in a related field of study required.
  • Ability to read legal documents for understanding and think critically.
  • Excellent document review and organization skills.
  • Must be able to draft and interpret contracts.
  • Capable of working with a variety of internal tools for record-keeping and case management.
  • Able to maintain a confidential environment, discretion is essential.
  • Attention to detail and the ability to spot errors and inconsistencies.
  • Able to pay close attention to detail and understand written and oral instructions.
  • Highly proficient in Microsoft suite of programs including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access.
  • Able to work well under time constraints and meet regulatory deadlines.
  • Able to handle multiple tasks and prepare work summaries for attorney review.
  • Able to take initiative and work independently.
  • Good research skills.
  • Knowledge of file set-up, maintenance, and filing procedures.

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