Paralegal / Licensing Administrator

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Paralegal / Licensing Administrator
The candidate will assist company Broadcasting’s legal counsel with a wide variety of licensing, compliance, rights, and document management responsibilities, including the procurement, implementation and recording of clearances, licenses, and permissions associated with company Broadcasting content. Will also be responsible for reviewing, creating, and negotiating various forms, contracts, letters, and documents, as well as assisting company Broadcasting in its compliance with applicable governmental regulations and broadcasting requirements. Procurement, implementation, and recording of clearances, licenses, and permissions associated with company Broadcasting content. Includes reacting in a timely manner to the schedule of required clearances for productions, broadcasts, internet delivery, streaming, and all other digital media delivery formats. Initiate contact with copyright and other rights holders/administrators and/or rights clearinghouses to request licenses/permissions for acquired materials. Negotiate fees to obtain most favorable rates for use of the material, obtain contracts, confirm that contracts reflect the terms negotiated, and oversee payment of license fees and return fully executed contracts. Perform and approve chain of title review for intellectual property assets to be acquired or licensed, as necessary. Oversee and perform copyright and title searches for new projects to be commissioned by company Broadcasting. Review, create, and archive various forms, contracts, letters, and documents under direction and supervision of company Broadcasting's legal counsel. Integrate company Broadcasting contract workflow with university contract management system and maintain legal contracts repository. Coordinate with various company Broadcasting departments to field contract request s and manage contracts through execution. Track and manage renewals for all cable and satellite relationships for or involving company Broadcasting. Draft all independent contractor agreements requested by clients within company Broadcasting. Create and maintain media industry form contract repository (i.e., talent agreements, location releases etc.). Maintain rights/permissions records in company Broadcasting media asset management database. Establish and maintain electronic database containing information for performance, distribution, streaming, broadcast rights and all associated rights information pertaining to third party content. Handle content usage requests from outside entities. Independently handle FCC guidelines and regulations (public file, FCC filings). Satisfy Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB) grant criteria. Coordinate company Broadcasting’s music reporting efforts which includes working with producers and third party providers to submit, track and record music usage. Source and oversee law student interns. Preferred: Bachelor's or advanced degree, Certified Legal Assistant/ Certified Paralegal (CL/CP); Notary public commission. Must be familiar with licensing concepts, practices, and procedures. Must be familiar with document management and database systems. Must be proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) and database management. Familiar with licensing concepts, practices, and procedures preferred. Familiar with document management and database systems desired.

Job Close Date: 04/10/2020.

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