At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey. By joining our team of nearly 14,000 associates, you will become part of a community that will help you to succeed. We champion you because when you succeed, we do too. Embark on a new initiative, explore a fresh approach, and take license to think big, so we can all continuously improve. We enable your best to power our future.
This role is an excellent opportunity for a team-oriented communicator with strong follow-through skills and a practical business-oriented approach to problem solving and contract drafting. Our paralegals do much of the first-round drafting and redlining of commercial contracts, with high levels of responsibility and interactions with teams across the organization.
*Hybrid position – applicants need to be willing to work in our New York, New York office 2-3 days per week*
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with sales, client services, contract administration, paralegals, and lawyers on preparation, drafting and revision of licenses, master services agreements, statements of work, various other agreements, and product/service specifications.
- Review comments and redlines, seek internal feedback, incorporate redlined changes into documents, and manage document versions.
- Negotiate contract terms and provide negotiation assistance as needed to lawyers, commercial sales team members, and external clients.
- Other duties and special projects as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Minimum 7-10 years prior contract drafting experience required.
- Excellent contract drafting skills, with a strong grasp of contract structure and terminology.
- Strong work ethic, learns quickly, takes responsibility for assigned matters, can work independently with minimum supervision, takes pride as a contributing team member.
- Demonstrates great communication skills, with a friendly and professional demeanor, and possesses a high level of discretion and integrity.
- Able to efficiently prioritize while managing multiple projects simultaneously, ability to reliably provide quick turnaround without compromising quality.
- Demonstrates strong people skills and ability to work with individuals at all levels and in all areas of the organization, with the ability to adapt quickly to constructive feedback.
- Exercises good judgment and recognizes when to ask for help or escalate issues.
- Demonstrates superior organizational skills, attention to detail and strong computer skills (MS Word, Google Suite, netDocs, Excel, and general database interaction).
- Bachelor’s degree required, Paralegal Certificate preferred.
- Experience in technology or media industries is a plus.
Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans for full-time employees, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.
A reasonable estimate of salary range for a new employee to be offered this role would be between $66,000 – $100,000, which would be adjusted based on each employee’s geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications, and other business requirements/needs.
Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other protected class.
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