Legal Assistant

About the role

This position supports the Senior Vice President and Vice President(s) of Legal Affairs by handling day-to-day administrative coordination in a busy entertainment environment. The role sits within a global media and entertainment company focused on creating premium content and experiences for audiences around the world.

The organization’s portfolio includes major brands and businesses across studios, networks, and streaming, along with capabilities in production, distribution, and advertising solutions. The culture emphasizes creativity, collaboration, inclusion, and a positive employee experience.

Key responsibilities

• Sort, file, and keep track of internal and external contracts, agreements, and related correspondence.
• Manage core office administration such as answering calls, handling call routing, arranging meetings and appointments, maintaining calendars, coordinating email distribution, and processing incoming and outgoing mail.
• Keep contact records current and organized.
• Work with internal teams and outside contacts when coordination is needed.
• Handle travel and expense administration.
• Resolve routine office and administrative issues, including requests related to facilities, supplies, equipment, and telecom.
• Welcome scheduled visitors and direct them to the correct person or area.
• Draft and prepare confidential correspondence, reports, and other documents.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of administrative experience in entertainment and/or legal settings is strongly preferred, especially in a fast-moving office.
• Strong command of Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, and internet-based software.
• Excellent written, spoken, and phone communication skills.
• Strong people skills with the ability to interact effectively with employees, administrators, executives, colleagues, senior leadership, and talent representatives.
• Highly organized, detail-focused, and able to juggle multiple priorities while managing time effectively and anticipating needs.
• Self-driven, proactive, adaptable, collaborative, resourceful, and emotionally mature, with sound judgment, strong common sense, and discretion.
• A bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred.

Compensation and benefits

The hiring range for this role is $56,000 to $84,000 per year. Actual starting pay depends on factors such as location, market conditions, experience, training, and education.

Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, life insurance, disability coverage, tuition assistance, and paid time off, subject to company policy or the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Additional advantages include competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, generous PTO, opportunities to join on-site and virtual engagement events, and the chance to build meaningful connections within the workplace community.

Equal opportunity and accommodations

The employer is an equal opportunity workplace and considers applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or veteran status.

Applicants with disabilities or disabled veterans may request reasonable accommodation if needed to access the careers process. Accommodation requests can be made by phone at 212.846.5500 or by email at paramountaccommodations@paramount.com; only messages left for this purpose will be returned.