Paralegal

Tribeca Enterprises

Position Overview

Tribeca Enterprises is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Paralegal with 1–2 years of experience to support our legal team across a dynamic portfolio that includes the Tribeca Festival and Tribeca Studios. This role offers hands-on exposure to entertainment, production, and event-related legal matters in a fast-paced, creative environment. We are a hybrid workplace requiring a minimum of 3 days in our NYC office. This is a salaried position at $50,000 and is eligible for overtime.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Support:

• Draft, review, and manage a variety of agreements, including vendor contracts, talent agreements, production services agreements, sponsorship/brand partnership deals, location releases, and NDAs.

Production & Event Legal Support:

• Assist with legal needs related to festival operations, year round live events, and commercial productions, including insurance documentation, and compliance tracking.

Corporate & Subsidiary Support:

• Provide legal and administrative support across affiliated entities ensuring consistency in documentation and compliance practices.

Contract Management & Organization:

• Maintain contract databases, track key terms and deadlines (e.g., renewals, deliverables), and ensure proper filing and version control.

Research & Compliance:

• Conduct legal research on entertainment, media, advertising, and event regulations; assist in ensuring compliance with applicable laws and industry standards.

Rights & Clearances:

• Support intellectual property processes, including basic rights clearance tracking (music, footage, talent likeness) and coordination with internal production teams.

Internal Collaboration:

• Work closely with production, marketing, partnerships, and finance teams to gather information, flag risks, and facilitate contract execution.

Administrative Support:

• Assist attorneys with document preparation, redlining, signature workflows, and general legal operations tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 1–2 years of relevant paralegal or legal assistant experience 
• Familiarity with contract terminology and basic legal principles
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with contract management tools is a plus

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to live events, festivals, or production environments
• Experience supporting commercial productions, branded content, or advertising work
• Basic understanding of intellectual property and rights management

Key Attributes

• Highly organized and detail-driven
• Proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with creative and business teams
• Interest in media, entertainment, and live experiences

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience across festivals, productions, and brand activations
• Exposure to a wide range of entertainment and media legal matters
• Opportunity to grow within a collaborative and creative environment