Contract Specialist

Light & Wonder; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Light & Wonder seeks a Contract Specialist to support Sales and Legal teams for the Gaming and Systems lines of business. You will draft and review contracts, maintain databases, and perform contract searches with minimal supervision.

You will collaborate with internal and external clients, ensure compliance, meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and handle ad hoc projects. A Paralegal qualification and 3–5 years of corporate legal experience are preferred; this is a non-attorney role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Paralegal degree or certification preferred
• 3–5 years of corporate legal experience
• Prior work in casino gaming industry preferred
• This is a non-attorney position

Responsibilities

• Prepare documents, agreements, and instruments using standardized templates with minimal supervision
• Understand Light & Wonder Gaming’s business, culture, products, markets, facilities, customers, and competitors; and utilize that knowledge working with internal/external clients
• Coordinate with sales to generate contract documents for gaming/systems equipment
• Maintain contract database and tracking/filing system for legal documents
• Ensure contracts include appropriate approvals and meet compliance regulations
• Meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Prioritize workload to meet customer needs
• Conduct research on projects, as directed
• Undertake ad hoc projects, as directed

Job description

Gaming

Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

The Contract Specialist supports the Sales and Legal teams for the gaming and systems lines of business of LNW Gaming primarily via:

• Contract document drafting and review
• Contract database and file maintenance
• Contract searches
• Research
• Special projects

Responsibilities

• Prepare documents, agreements, and instruments (such as sales and lease agreements, etc.) using standardized templates with minimal supervision
• Understand LNW Gaming’s business, culture, products, markets, facilities, customers, and competitors; and utilize that knowledge working with internal/external clients
• Coordinate with LNW Gaming’s sales team to generate contract documents for gaming/systems equipment
• Maintain contract database and tracking/filing system for legal documents
• Ensure contracts include appropriate approvals and meet compliance regulations
• Build credibility and create an atmosphere of positive teamwork and problem solving
• Maintain consistent communications with internal/external clients, including in-person discussions, telephone calls, and emails
• Meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Prioritize workload to meet customer needs
• Conduct research on projects, as directed
• Undertake ad hoc projects, as directed

Qualifications

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• This is a non-attorney position
• Paralegal degree or certification preferred
• 3-5 years of corporate legal experience
• Prior work in the casino gaming industry preferred
• Ability to:
• work independently while functioning well in a team environment
• apply critical thinking, logic and rationale to solve problems
• use computer software as needed, including Oracle, LinkSquares, Microsoft 365, Teams, SalesForce, Sharepoint, DocuSign etc.
• manage a daily workload and prioritize multiple tasks
• understand general business operations, issues, and dynamics beyond the scope of basic legal issues
• Attention to detail and excellent organization skills to ensure a high level of accuracy
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, be proactive, take initiative, and ensure follow- through

Work Conditions

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, "L&W") are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation, or contracts. In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.