Position Summary:
The Contracts Coordinator/Paralegal is responsible for performing a variety of activities in support of the National Football League’s commercial and other businesses. These activities, which may be highly confidential and sensitive, will require strong drafting, organizational, and technical skills. The Contracts Coordinator/Paralegal will work independently and serve as a liaison between certain business units (e.g., consumer products, sponsorship) and a team of in-house corporate and commercial attorneys.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare charts and spreadsheets of agreement deal terms
- Initiate drafts of basic amendments and other legal documents (e.g., non-disclosure agreements, RFPs, liability and publicity waivers and releases)
- Coordinate directly with business units and third parties on contract requirements and approval process
- Maintain a process for ensuring the completeness of the execution process and electronically filing all final, executed documents
- Balance requests and supervision from multiple attorneys at the same time
- Manage contract database for Legal department
- Prepare and generate, accurately and in a timely manner, commercial contracts and related documents (e.g., consumer products licensing, sponsorship agreements, consulting agreements, venue rental agreements, non-disclosure agreements) from existing forms and update existing forms, as requested
- Perform any other assigned duties
- Review TV shows, movies, advertisements and other programming, content and promotional materials that incorporate NFL intellectual property to ensure compliance with NFL policies and guidelines, including alignment with NFL branding
- Work closely and maintain a professional relationship with certain business units, including consumer products and sponsorship
Required Education & Experience:
- At least 2 years of experience in an in-house transactional legal role (paralegal, contracts administrator or similar) or in a law firm corporate department
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-volume workplace environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Ability to work on projects requiring a high level of discretion and confidentiality
- Willing to work overtime, when necessary
- Ability to work independently with minimal oversight
- Must have exceptional initiative, judgment, prioritizing, and organizational skills
- Degree from an accredited 4-Year College or University
- Excellent oral and written communication abilities
- A strong ability to multi-task and excellent attention to detail