Overview
Legal Staff Assistant Jobs in Houston, TX at Wilson Elser – Business & Legal Professionals
At NCS, we help consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands, publishers and retailers improve advertising effectiveness across almost every platform, channel and device – delivering solutions to their biggest challenges.
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Paralegal to join our legal team. As a key member of our legal department, you will provide support and assistance with various legal matters, contracts, and compliance issues. This is an excellent opportunity for a junior legal professional to gain valuable experience in a fast-paced tech environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Contract Drafting, Review and Negotiation:
With oversight from the CLO, draft, review, negotiate and revise a variety of contracts including:
Client data license agreement with advertisers, advertising agencies, television networks, publishers, and social media platforms
NDAs
Compare incoming signed contracts against official drafts to ensure consistency
Maintain contract repository in Salesforce
Guide field personnel regarding the use of templates
Maintenance of templates and template library
2. Corporate Governance
Assist Corporate Secretary with managing drafts of minutes for Board of Directors meetings by circulating, finalizing and filing minutes
Maintain Corporate Records, such as the filing of governing documents, corporate registrations, and IP inventory
Manage monthly Operating Committee meetings including soliciting agenda items, chairing the meeting, and taking and distributing notes to attendees
3. Legal Compliance:
Assist CLO in ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards
Alert CLO on changes discerned in relevant laws and regulations
4. Legal Support for Marketing:
Legal review of press releases and other public communications
Review and assess risks on contracts for Marketing-related matters such as conferences, presentations and publications
5. Legal Support for Product:
Support CLO in development of a templates for the license of data
Contribute legal and business advice for product roll-out
6. Legal Support and Project Management for Privacy & Security:
Assist in gathering and articulating responses to data security and privacy assessments from clients and other third parties
Project manage security audits from third parties to ensure internal personnel stay on task and on schedule
Coordinate the scheduling of audit sessions with key stakeholders and external auditors, and upload responses and evidence to auditor secure link
DESIRED EXPERIENCE:
5+ years of experience in a legal role, preferably in a corporate or tech environment (internship experience will be considered)
Experience in data industries or ad tech is a plus
Solid understanding of contract law and legal principles
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Paralegal certification is preferred
At NCSolutions our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans, 401(k) retirement coupled with a NCS 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 $70,000 – $100,000, which would be adjusted based on each employee’s geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at NCS is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs.
EOE (equal opportunity employer) statement:
NCSolutions 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.
Title: Legal Staff Assistant
Company: Wilson Elser – Business & Legal Professionals
Location: Houston, TX
