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Senior Paralegal

Employer
AbbVie
Location
Lake County, IL, US
Start date
May 17, 2019

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Discipline
Regulatory, Legal/Compliance
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
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Job Details

The Senior Paralegal will be part of the AbbVie Operations, Purchasing, and Corporate Affairs Legal team and responsible for negotiating contracts and advising AbbVie businesses regarding legal and policy obligations in consult with department attorneys

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Drafts, negotiates and manages of a variety of transactional agreements, including professional services and consulting agreements, software development agreements, software license and support agreements, software-as-a-service and cloud-related agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, non-disclosure agreements, and amendments with minimal supervision of an attorney.
  • Assists attorneys with the creation of contract templates
  • Independently identifies problems, performs analysis, proposes solutions to an attorney, and provides guidance to business clients;
  • Assists attorneys in resolving complex legal issues on projects or negotiations involving multiple disciplines within legal department and/or multiple functional areas or divisions within AbbVie.
  • Possesses sound knowledge of clients' business and knowledge of the broader business impact;
  • Represents Legal Division internally to clients, across all levels of management; and
  • Represents AbbVie externally to customers, suppliers, competitors, or opposing counsel and resolves legal issues using negotiation skills and legal experience.
  • Keeps abreast of changes in laws that affect client areas. Advises legal department managers of critical project developments in a timely manner.
  • Executes core job responsibilities in a timely manner.


Basic:
  • Bachelor's Degree and / or relevant legal education (Paralegal certificate).
  • Minimum 5 years of paralegal experience including significant experience in negotiating contracts and one year in a corporate environment.
  • Excellent oral/written communication, organization/analytical and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and project management abilities are all required.
  • Must be able to multi-task, analyze information, understand client needs, set and manage own work priorities and meet deadlines.
  • Proficient in area of responsibility.

Company

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Stock Symbol: ABBV

Stock Exchange: NYSE

Company info
Website
Phone
1-800-255-5162
Location
1 North Waukegan Road
 North Chicago
Illinois
60064
US
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