Senior Paralegal / Executive Assistant Resume

SUMMARY:

Oriented in acquisition of content for linear and non - linear TV and media platforms.
All facets of entertainment/TV law, licensing, content, affiliation, marketing, production, executive agreements; corporate law; Latin American business transactions.
Skilled in Federal Law, Music Licensing, Trials, Web Video, and Document Drafting.
Strong media and communication.
Broad knowledge of Federal and State Court. Track record for managing concurrent responsibilities and delivering results timely and effectively. Spanish native language. Fluent in English. Specialties:
Media rights management, digital platforms rights specialist, international law, contracts, corporations, business law, entertainment law, trademark and intellectual property law, unfair competition law, commercial lease agreements and disputes and others.
Accomplished, solutions-oriented paralegal with wide-ranging experience in domestic and international corporate operations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Miami, FL

Senior Paralegal / Executive Assistant

Responsibilities:

Reviewed and drafting a wide variety of Music and Production agreements, including development and production agreements, location agreements, clearance agreements, production deals from simple to complex.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Senior Paralegal / Executive Assistant

Responsibilities:

Managed dedicated segments of the Confidential Legal workflow, including drafting and negotiating certain agreements and amendments.
Worked closely with Confidential Lawyers to prepare agreements and provided support to relevant business executives, including detailed analysis and synthesis of license agreements and preparing detailed summaries of agreement terms.
Reviewed and negotiated agreements from simple to complex.
Drafted in a fast-paced business environment, complex agreements containing technology, security and content protection requirements for a wide variety of film and television distribution deals, including distribution through OTT platforms as well as cable, satellite, IPTV and digital television.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Broadcast Standards & Practice Assistant Director

Responsibilities:

Worked with all Confidential and Confidential S&P departments to coordinate efforts and to ensure consistent policies and application.
Reviewed children’s programming for compliance with children’s tele vision rules.
Ensured the network’s compliance with sponsorship/integration rules.
Ensured the network’s compliance with FTC and FCC rules and internal guidelines governing advertising, including children’s advertising.
Built and maintained relationships with Programming, Scheduling, Development, Commercial Administration, Sales, On Air Promo, Network Distribution, Publicity and Legal as well as program producers, advertisers and outside clients and vendors. Represented the department with these entities on a regular basis with the goal of seamless integration of the department into the network.

Confidential, Miami, FL

Senior Paralegal / Legal Contract Administrator / Content Acquisition

Responsibilities:

Confidential is a provider of programming services, including VOD services in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Reviewed terms of content acquisitions agreement for VOD programming and inputted the same into the rights management system.
Drafted and negotiated availability dates and reviewed overages reports with all major studios.
Reviewed and analyzed employment, software and affiliate distribution agreements to determine conditions for termination, extension or modification.
Drafted and negotiated the language of the license agreements with all providers. Drafted letters and notices to clients and affiliate distribution systems.
Developed and oversaw the implementation of programming strategies.
Assisted evaluating new programming and content acquisition opportunities for PPV, VOD, and Concert Channel’s programming.

Confidential, Miami, FL

Senior Paralegal / Executive Assistant

Responsibilities:

Responsible for document/evidence collection, organization and production, including numberstamping, redacting, copying or scanning and indexing of documents, responsible for setting up and maintaining electronic discovery databases.
Reviewed and analyzed documents for production, under direct guidance of an attorney, categorized documents by subject; prepared a chronology of facts; made charts; performed calculations and statistical analyses; reviewed transcripts for specific reference, coordinated with vendors and internal and external counsel, prepared for depositions; gathered documents relevant to the deponent and organized exhibits; prepared for and attended trial.
Assisted with pre-trial documents, including deposition designations, trial exhibit list and witness list; organized exhibits, files and all other supporting documents; interacted with witnesses; performed basic research case law (Westlaw and LexisNexis), gained strong knowledge of Federal and State Rules of Court, court filing procedures, E-filing and service of process.