Paralegal, Legal Development Americas

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

• Draft, review, and issue legal documentation to franchise applicants and franchised hotel owners, including franchise agreements, guarantees, amendments, approvals, consent letters, and other related correspondence.
• Process and distribute documentation for internal committee approval of franchise transactions, monitoring the approval circulation process.
• Monitor pre-opening requirements and deadlines for franchised hotels; monitor expiration dates and relicensing deadlines for franchised hotels. Manage internal company notices of approved franchise applications and completed or terminated franchise agreements. Monitor hotel projects to handle post-opening confirmations.
• Perform entry of franchise application information, contact information, and franchise agreement terms into the Hilton proprietary databases.
• Manage paper and electronic records throughout the lifecycle of a franchise application/hotel project.

How you will collaborate with others:

• Build positive working relationships with Development, Owner Relations, Architecture and Construction, Market Analysis, Brands, and Legal Compliance functions at Hilton, and externally with franchise applicants, owners, lenders, and their representatives.
• Escalate legal issues above delegated parameters to senior Legal Development Americas team members.

What projects you will take ownership of: 

• Review franchise application materials.
• Follow up with franchise applicants and owners to ensure execution of contracts and related documents.
• Handle special projects as assigned by senior Legal Development Americas teammates.

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Two (2) years of work experience in a law firm, corporate department, or contract management setting. 
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Teams).
• Experience with PDF applications such as Adobe or Foxit

It would be useful if you have:

• BA/BS Bachelor's Degree or Paralegal Certificate
• Five (5) years of experience within a corporate department, law firm, or contract management setting.
• Franchise contracts or similar transactional legal experience.
• Familiarity with franchise laws.

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. 

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law.  Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.