Licensing Paralegal

Delaware North; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 34,081 - 56,192; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Employee discounts

Flexible work schedules

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Delaware North is hiring a Licensing Paralegal to join their legal team at the global headquarters in Buffalo, New York. This role involves monitoring licensing applications, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, and managing legal budgets.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate and at least 2 years of relevant experience. Delaware North offers a range of benefits including health insurance, flexible schedules, and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of law firm, corporate legal, or regulatory licensing experience.
• Strong knowledge of business transactional legal concepts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, track and manage licensing application processes.
• Implement compliance with licensing laws and regulations.
• Budget and manage legal spending on outside counsel.

Skills

Attention to detail

Legal research

Microsoft Office Suite

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate

Job description

The opportunity

Delaware North is hiring a Licensing Paralegal to join our legal team at our global headquarters in Buffalo, New York. If you are seeking a role where you can see first-hand the impact of the work you do, this could be the best step for you. As a Licensing Paralegal, you will be responsible for anticipating and identifying issues relevant to licensing transactions, ensuring compliant licensing of all U.S.-based operations, and management of compliance issues.

During the training period, the Paralegal will work in office Monday – Friday, after which they will be in office Monday – Thursday. Parking is provided.

Pay

$24.74 – $40.79 / hour

Information on our comprehensive benefits package can be found at https://careers.delawarenorth.com/whatweoffer.

What we offer

We care about our team member’s personal and professional well-being. Delaware North provides a benefits package designed to give you the comfort, safety, and security you need to deliver exceptional experiences for our guests. All team members receive benefits including:

• Weekly pay
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee discounts
• Flexible work schedules

Eligible team members may also receive: health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation days and holidays, paid parental bonding leave, employee assistance program, and tuition and/or professional certification reimbursement.

What will you do?

• Monitor, track and manage all aspects of the initial application and renewal process including gaming, liquor, business, health, and others as required by the federal, state, or local governments for U.S.-based company locations
• Implement compliance with federal, state, and local licensing laws and regulations
• Budget and manage legal spending on outside counsel within the area of responsibility, as well as aiding in-house legal counsel as needed
• Work effectively under broad supervision from an attorney
• Develop weekly status and exception reports for management showing insight into daily operations

More about you

• Bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent experience
• 2 years of law firm, corporate legal, or regulatory licensing experience as a paralegal is required
• Strong knowledge of business transactional legal concepts and company-specific business organization structure
• Superior skills in attention to detail, accuracy, organization, and Microsoft Office Suite, with the ability to leverage additional tools as required
• Ability to perform factual and legal research and analysis, identify and predict issues relevant to regulatory licensing transactions and handle directly with business representatives, outside counsel, and regulatory agencies

Shift details

M-F