***This role is based at our corporate office in Memphis, TN***

This is your chance to be part of an in-house Legal team at a top global hospitality company! As a Paralegal, Legal Development Americas, you will support the team in guiding Hilton's legal activities to ensure maximum protection while engaging in global business and ensuring compliance with our legal obligations. On the Legal Development team reporting to a Sr. Director, Legal Development Americas, while working daily with Contract Manager, you will provide paralegal support for Hilton's franchise contract administration processes, which includes processing franchise applications, franchise agreements, and other legal documentation in connection with new development deals, change of ownership transactions, relicensing, permitted transfers, lender comfort letters, and other related matters.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 110 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate. 

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

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 wor