Paralegal II - Franchise Transactions

Job description

Job Number 24111992
Job Category Legal
Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States VIEW ON MAP
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? N
Relocation? N
Position Type Management

Position Summary

 

Marriott International, Inc., based in Bethesda, Maryland, operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts and branded residential properties globally. Marriott’s Law Department services the Company's lodging and hospitality business and provides legal advice and counsel to Marriott’s internal clients. 

 

The Franchise Transactions team is responsible for representing Marriott in meeting its growth objectives and is also responsible for providing owner relations and day-to-day operations legal support for the 5,000+ open Marriott franchised hotels in the United States and Canada. The team works with various Marriott corporate departments and disciplines, and helps Marriott achieve its business objectives by negotiating and drafting contracts with owners, operators, and lenders for each franchised hotel in the United States and Canada.

 

This paralegal position is part of the larger Corporate Transactions and North American Hotel Development practice group of the Law Department and will report to a franchise transactions attorney.  Currently, several franchise transactions attorneys and paralegals are assigned to a geographic territory of the United States and Canada, and they share responsibility for contractual matters for hotels in their territory and for the data entry and maintenance of the databases with respect to such hotels.  The paralegal will work in such a team but would be expected to assist other attorneys and paralegals in the Group as the need arises.

 

Specific Job Summary

The primary responsibilities of this position will be: 

 

·  Provide direct support to the attorneys and assist other members of the Group in the performance of their duties and responsibilities.
·  Interface with the internal Marriott franchise transactions personnel, as well as franchisees and their administrative staff, to conduct organizational due diligence and obtain all required information for completion of franchise agreements and related documents.
·  Prepare drafts of franchise documents (including franchise agreements, guaranties, comfort letters, amendments, and other agreements), primarily utilizing forms and standardized provisions; prepare drafts of negotiated changes to agreements.
·  Review and screen information, comments, and questions received from franchisees and their counsel, and prepare initial draft responses for attorney review. 
·  Facilitate full execution of documents by franchisees and ensure executed originals are returned and filed appropriately.
·  Leverage technology to improve efficiency throughout contract generation and execution process.
·  Undertake special assignments, including research, review, and analysis of contract documentation and other issues, as requested.
·  Maintain and update enterprise legal management database for up-to-date tracking of the status of franchise documents.
·  Obtain information and assist in the preparation of franchise disclosure documents and collateral documents for submission to government authorities. 
·  Respond as necessary to miscellaneous franchise development and operational issues.