Legal Assistant / Business Affairs Specialist

Who We Are: Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher, and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. We develop and publish products principally through Rockstar Games, 2K, and Zynga. Our strategy is to create hit entertainment experiences, delivered on every platform relevant to our audience through a variety of sound business models. Our pillars - creativity, innovation, and efficiency - guide us as we strive to create the highest quality, most captivating experiences for our consumers. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at http://www.take2games.com . While our offices (physical and virtual) are casual and inviting, we are deeply committed to our core tenets of creativity, innovation and efficiency, and individual and team development opportunities. Our industry and business are continually evolving and fast-paced, providing numerous opportunities to learn and hone your skills. We work hard, but we also like to have fun, and believe that we provide a great place to come to work each day to pursue your passions. The Challenge: The selected candidate will serve as a Legal Assistant / Business Affairs Specialist in the Take-Two offices in New York City supporting several Business Affairs attorneys, with a focus on contract management systems. Candidate must possess critical thinking skills and strong business acumen, and be extremely organized, great at multi-tasking, proactive and able to engage in complex work, including drafting and reviewing legal agreements and creating databases of contractual terms and provisions. The selected candidate will also provide day-to-day administrative and paralegal services at a dynamic entertainment company. The role provides broad exposure to Take-Two’s activities and offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative, collegial, and engaging environment. What You’ll Take On: Provide support to Business Affairs attorneys who handle matters related to the development, production, marketing, distribution and licensing of videogames as well as other corporate matters. Drive the maintenance and use of contract management systems and related processes. Participate in the planning, selection, implementation and training of key technology resources for the Business Affairs team, including enhancements and upgrades to such systems. Troubleshoot issues with internal technology teams and vendors. Champion the use of such systems within the company. Manage contract templates, playbooks and clause libraries through a contract management system and other tools, including AI tools such as Harvey, Gemini and others. Structure, draft and negotiate a wide variety of legal agreements. Administer the contract tracking, approval and execution process. Prepare contract summaries and internal reports. Counsel our in-house client business teams and keep them informed of the contracting process. Plan and implement initiatives to build databases of contractual terms to bring a data-driven approach to contract management and to support strategic decision making. Analyze deals within a matrix of rights held by third parties, such as content distributors, hardware manufacturers, sports leagues, record labels, music publishers, actors and other talent, technology licensors, software developers, entertainment companies, advertising agencies, ancillary merchandise vendors, data analytics providers, information technology vendors and similar entities. Assist attorneys with research via the Internet and other means and report research findings. Update attorneys on the status of various issues and projects to ensure attorneys are kept informed of new developments. Perform clerical activities: maintain files; photocopy, mail, and messenger documents and correspondence; process and track expense report submissio ... (truncated, view full listing at source)