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About Paramount

Paramount delivers premium content to audiences across platforms worldwide. They connect with billions of people—through their studios, networks, streaming services, live events, merchandise, and more. Paramount studios create content for all audiences, across every genre and format, while our networks and brands forge deep connections with the world’s most diverse audiences. 

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Your role

As a Legal Intern, you will assist the legal team in a broad range of commercial, programming, IT, digital, and operations matters. This will involve contract reviews and negotiation, legal research, precedent development, and providing advice and support to the business. 
 
This role would ideally suit a law student in their penultimate or final year of study, needing to satisfy the required quota of practical legal training. The role is accommodating university assignments and exam timetables. 

Training & development

Through Paramount's in-depth offerings, you’ll gain exposure to the business while making meaningful connections and accessing exciting career opportunities. In addition to hands-on experience, Paramount programs include networking, mentorship, speaker sessions, career development workshops, visibility to top industry executives, and more. Read more.

Salary & benefits

This is an unpaid practical legal training placement with a potential progression to a paid paralegal role.

Employees are their greatest resource and the essence of what makes Paramount extraordinary. They’re committed to offering you a rewarding partnership. Their comprehensive benefits package offers generous paid time off, competitive benefits, valuable programs, and resources to help you thrive professionally and personally. Benefits vary based on office location. Read more.

Career progression

Paramount is committed to helping employees become their best and preparing them for the future of work by fostering a culture of learning and professional and personal development. Their generous tuition assistance program offers employees $10,000 a year for certifications, designations, or certificates. Or, toward degree programs including Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate degrees.

Work-life balance

Paramount offers generous paid time off, paid holidays, and summer hours, along with a host of programs to help you in your life outside of work.

• Family-centred programs such as backup childcare and eldercare, adoption, and family-building assistance 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Employee discounts and perks 
• The commuter program includes a bicycle commuter reimbursement 

Culture & vibe

Diversity is their strength and different perspectives make for better decisions. Everyone plays an important part in their success. Embodying the spirit of diversity and inclusion, their Office of Global Inclusion (OGI) and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide a forum for employees to flourish personally and professionally while offering direct business support to all our brands.

About you

What are we looking for in a Legal Intern? What’s important?   

• Ability to understand, review and draft a wide variety of contracts 
• Ability to undertake varied and complex research and/or analytical tasks 
• Exceptional attention to detail 
• Skilled, effective and professional interpersonal, written and communication skills  
• Ability to adapt to and communicate with various types of people internally and externally 
• Sound time management skills and the ability to perform a variety of tasks 
• Proficient computer skills 
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as a team member 
• High level of motivation and ability to take initiative 
• Ability to take direction  

Extra points for the following, but not necessarily required:   

• Completion of one or more of the following university subjects: intellectual property law, media law and entertainment law 
• Strong grades in other relevant subjects, such as contract law 
• Experience working in a law firm or in-house legal environment 
• Strong interest in media especially entertainment media 
• Familiarity with digital media and content services available in the Australian market 

How to apply

This role is currently closed. If you are interested in this role, simply click "Pre-Register" and Prosple will inform you once this position from Paramount Australia & New Zealand opens again.