Paralegal, Consumer Products Licensing

Job Description
The Opportunity:
We’re seeking a talented paralegal with excellent organizational and written/oral communication skills and experience with licensing or other IP-transactional matters to join Mattel’s expanding worldwide licensing practice. It’s an opportunity to support Mattel’s most important licensing and promotional partners who develop, manufacture, and sell Mattel-branded products all over the world. This position is located at Mattel’s headquarters in Los Angeles.
This position may evolve to include areas beyond licensing as Mattel’s needs evolve.
What Your Impact Will Be:
Manage outbound and inbound license agreements in support of Mattel’s consumer products business. Daily responsibilities include reviewing deal terms for completeness and accuracy, drafting/negotiating/executing license agreements for a wide range of consumer products, and preparation of related legal documents.
Support a wide range of legal matters for the licensing practice, including with regard to compliance, audits, collections, bankruptcies, and terminations.
Provide timely responses, proactively manage expectations of clients, and skillfully juggle constantly changing priorities. Must function well under pressure.
Engage in frequent and direct communications with Mattel internal stakeholders (most notably, Mattel’s Consumer Products and Franchise Marketing teams) as well as external licensee stakeholders (including CEOs, CFOs, and attorneys).
Support an international business and accommodate meetings with clients and stakeholders in international time zones from time-to-time.