Senior Paralegal, Business and Legal Affairs Jesse Collins Entertainment
• Orchestrated negotiations and seamless contract generation and legal documentation for diverse projects, spanning scripted and unscripted productions, live television events, special occasions, award shows, game shows, and the monumental Super Bowl LVI and LVII Halftime shows, as well as digital media, audio content, social initiatives, and corporate ventures.
• Integral support to VP, Business and Legal Affairs, driving forward the legal department’s multifaceted endeavors.
• Spearheaded meticulous organization of legal workflows, elevating the efficiency and precision of contract production and completion.
• Pioneered cross-functional legal protocols, imparting comprehensive training to new legal team members, interns, and support personnel.
• Adeptly registered productions with influential unions (SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, WGA, DGA, etc.), ensuring meticulous adherence to union requirements and obligations.
• Skillfully curated General Liability and Errors & Omissions Insurance documentation for each production, bolstering comprehensive risk management.
• Collaborated seamlessly with creative, producers, network counsel, external legal representatives, and department executives to establish and actualize production objectives, fortifying streamlined production legal operations.
• Proficiently composed, revised, and orchestrated the signing of pivotal talent, personnel, and vendor contracts encompassing Talent SAG agreements, Director agreements, Music Director agreements, Executive Producer agreements, Vendor agreements, Writer agreements, writing credits, proposals, and NDA’s.
• Ensured on-time delivery and precision by meticulously uploading production deliverables and restrictions, thereby fortifying compliance with network standards.