Associate Paralegal

Job Title: Associate Paralegal

Department: Finance

Reporting To: Sr. Finance Manager - Licensing

Location: Newtown, PA

Company Overview:

Just Play is a passionate and trend driven leader in the children’s consumer goods industry. Our products are an impressive mix of promotional and everyday items for the whole family. We work with the world’s leading children’s entertainment brands to manufacture and distribute exceptional products to every major mass retailer throughout North America and around the world.

Job Summary:

Just Play is seeking an Associate Paralegal to join our team. This individual will have a hand in several critical functions with processing various contracts, collaborating with Finance Management and Just Play’s General Counsel.

To ensure success as an Associate Paralegal, the ideal candidate will be a passionate team player that can effectively manage multiple tasks. This position will launch a solid career growth path for the right person in a fast paced, exciting entrepreneurial environment.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Drafting form legal agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, vendor agreements, inventor agreements, distribution agreements, and marketing agreements for review by the legal team.
• Entering rights and financial information from signed license agreements into company systems in a timely and accurate manner.
• Develop and maintain contract and matter trackers to ensure timely and accurate information is shared with finance, business, and legal teams.
• Support legal and compliance teams in obtaining various third-party customs and shipping documentation, as well as prepare various custom and shipping forms for distributors.
• When necessary, provide internal teams, including business and finance teams, with summaries of agreements, including all material terms.
• Provide administrative support as it relates to various contracts including properly storing and filing agreements, clause look up, and managing signature processes.
• Develop and maintain relationships with all internal departments and external clients.
• Assist in legal research initiatives and delivering the requested information in a timely and clear manner.
• Assist in creating legal process and training materials to support process improvement and streamlining across the organization.
• Assist in setting up rate records in the database.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks at one time.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, as well as oral and written communication skills.
• Flexibility and willingness to navigate areas of unfamiliarity.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with legal agreements, in particular license agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and vendor forms.
• In-house legal or law firm experience preferred but not required.
• Fluency in English (both written and verbal).

Just Play is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.