Senior Tax Paralegal
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10133864 Location Glendale, California, United States / Bristol, Connecticut, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Oct. 21, 2025Job Summary:
About the Role & Team
The Tax Counsel and Tax Segment Planning groups are business-facing tax planning groups focused on proactively supporting operations, mitigating tax risks, and achieving tax efficiencies and benefits consistent with our overall Disney brand and reputation. These groups work directly with the operations, legal affairs, business affairs, corporate legal (litigation, anti-trust, IP, and other functions), labor, and various other functions.
What You Will Do
Proofread presentation materials, license agreements, liquidation documents, and other legal documents.
Assist with the preparation/drafting and execution of legal documents (mergers, liquidations, etc.).
Cite check submissions to taxing authorities and research materials, including checking the status of case law and precedents.
Prepare production credit transfer and sale agreements under the supervision of counsel. This work is high-value and volume work.
Perform basic research under counsel’s guidance.
Assist the team with legal entity liquidation process regarding document management.
Assist team in managing professional services billing and tracking for large-scale projects.
Maintain certain online legal agreement databases in SharePoint, including gathering new documentation, uploading this documentation to the database, updating metadata in the system (for licensee, choice of law, termination provision summaries, etc.), and ensuring that the system remains current and functional in other respects.
Assist with data gathering, project management, and administrative aspects of submissions to the tax authorities (such as the Internal Revenue Service) in tax controversy matters.
Manage Bates stamp process, summons responses, and compilation of research files prepared by attorneys
Manage and initial review of legal agreements for standard terms, choice of law, etc. received from the Corporate Secretary’s Office and Legal Subgroups for Tax Legal review and signature re affiliate agreements, leases, production activities, loan-out/vendor hires, and other corporate documents.
Required Qualifications & Skills
At least 3 years of relevant work experience in a law firm or in-house.
Ability to liaise/build relationships with Tax and non-Tax cast members and those outside of Disney to facilitate delivery of services above.
Experience with Bluebook, cite checking, and proofreading legal documents.
Drafting of legal documents under attorney supervision.
Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
Understanding of SharePoint and electronic Filing and storage using legal agreement metadata.
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to perform basic factual and legal research under the supervision of an attorney.
JD preferred
Education
A Bachelor’s Degree and/or qualifications to be a paralegal by certification or education, and work experience as set forth by the American Bar Association and/or any applicable state codes.
The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $87,100.00 to $116,800.00 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Disney Financial Services, LLC, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
Disney Financial Services, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.