Contracts Executive

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Drafting NonDisclosure Agreements and Certificates of Engagement using WT precedents.

Draft option extension letters/agreements using WT precedents for both the Film and Television departments.

Updating WT precedent agreements in line with policy changes as and when required by the department.

Carry out legal research using PLC and/or other legal databases summarising and extrapolating the salient points.

Prepare accurate and succinct deal summaries.

Assist the department with delivery matters and procedures for film and television projects

e.g. preparing and applying for Certificates of Origin uploading agreements to the studios delivery databases.

Manage and update the film and television options tracker table (and other internal trackers).

Assist with rights related queries in relation to WTs film and television projects.

Assist in the preparation and organisation of clearance documentation.

Assist with preparing paid ads summaries dubbing and subtitles and other credit related summary documents.

Liaise with the Finance team to prepare contract bundles for audit requests.

Assist the department with draft billing blocks main titles end rollers for each production.

Manage the departments filing systems (both online and physical storage) in relation to contracts and other legal documents including indexing and retrieval.

Efficiently manage the departments internal invoicing systems and liaise with the Finance team to ensure that invoices are processed accurately within a timely manner.

Manage and coordinate contract approvals and execution including by way of DocuSign.

Act as a first point of contact for general daytoday enquiries and as a filter to facilitate answers to queries across all internal departments as needed.

Carry out general administrative duties including: diary management and coordinating arrangements for meetings (in person and via Teams) taking calls filing emails managing teams expenses plus travel managing the signing and invoicing process with respect to all contracts.

Undertake all other tasks as allocated by the team.

Qualifications :

REQUIREMENTS

Academic Legal Qualification i.e. LLB or equivalent. Consideration will be given to candidates with significant inhouse legal/business affairs experience and/or equivalent qualifications from another common law jurisdiction.

Strong educational background.

Experience in dealing with contracts and legal documents and an understanding of contractual language.

Ability to work in a fastpaced changing environment with a diverse and often heavy workload.

Ability to identify prioritise and manage urgent work assignments and manage expectations in respect of other tasks.

Computer expertise with proficiency in Microsoft Word Outlook Excel and PowerPoint.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with a range of personalities and establish effective relationships internally and externally.

Highly organised and efficient with excellent attention to detail.

COMPETENCIES

Experience working within a media team of a law firm as a contracts executive or paralegal or inhouse experience at a major studio distributor production company broadcaster or equivalent.

Creative approach to problem solving.

An enthusiasm for the entertainment industry and film and television in particular.

Friendly approachable and confident manner with a flexible can do attitude.

Proactive and responsible team player taking pride in the role.

Ability to know when to ask for assistance and guidance from more senior members of the team.

Additional Information :

As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime