Paralegal

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization that inspires and connects people through basketball. The Paralegal role involves providing support for the league's compliance and integrity functions, assisting league lawyers with litigation and employment-related legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and NBA's global Compliance team, including managing intake for the third-party risk due diligence process and maintaining compliance records
• Control and operate the global online due diligence system and provide support for other compliance systems
• Assist with new-hire compliance-related onboarding
• Perform research in the areas of sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, and improper corporate conduct
• Manage and track annual NBA Gaming Policy distribution and compliance with education and training programs across all NBA Leagues, global offices, and teams
• Support League investigations into potential violations of the Policy, including tracking disciplinary outcomes
• Provide support for employment-related legal work, including research on legal developments and organization and maintenance of employment-related documents and information
• Provide general litigation support, which may include document collection and review, responding to third-party subpoenas, drafting, and maintenance of litigation case files
• Provide general support to league attorneys on special projects

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree with strong academic credentials
• Minimum of 1 year paralegal or comparable experience
• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications, programming, document management software, and other software programs
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to perform independent project-based work, make independent decisions, and work with minimal supervision
• Ability to think strategically and learn new tasks quickly
• Ability to handle highly confidential information discreetly and professionally
• Ability to work well under pressure, handle multiple tasks, and complete tasks in a deadline-oriented environment

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life/AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Fertility and family-forming assistance
• Wellbeing allowance
• Educational assistance
• Mental health coaching/therapy
• Tax advantaged accounts such as HSA and healthcare/dependent care FSAs
• A 401(k) retirement plan
• Time off benefits that include vacation, sick time, and personal days

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