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Sr. Counsel, Commercial Litigation

Employer
AbbVie
Location
Madison, New Jersey
Start date
Jul 27, 2022

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Discipline
Regulatory, Legal/Compliance
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Pharm Country, Best Places to Work
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Job Details

  • We want a top-tier strategic thinker who can actively lead litigation matters across a broad array of disciplines, including antitrust, contract, employment, internal and external investigation, product liability, securities, and shareholder matters.  As part of a tight-knit team, you will set the strategy and drive the results.  A successful litigator in this role will apply principled legal analysis with a blend of common sense, sound judgment, and creativity.  You will join a highly respected legal department at a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to solving serious health issues and having a remarkable impact on patient’s lives.  

     

    Core Job Responsibilities:

  • Develop successful litigation strategies, and supervise and direct outside counsel in executing them.
  • Identify, cultivate relationships with, and give opportunities to, outstanding under-represented litigation attorneys at law firms to increase the diversity of our outside counsel representation.
  • Have the courage to form and defend a point of view on sensitive, high-profile issues, balanced with the humility to accept and incorporate other perspectives.
  • Blend rigorous legal assessment with creative problem solving.
  • Be self-motivated and intellectually curious.
  • Counsel internal clients in all areas of the business and at all levels of management on legal issues.
  • Interact externally with customers, suppliers, partners, competitors, courts, and government agencies.
  • Develop reasonable, reliable budgets and manage the staffing and efficiency of outside counsel and other service providers to deliver strong results within those budgets.

  • Minimum Education:

  • Candidates must possess a JD degree and have or be able to obtain appropriate licensure to practice law in Illinois.

  • Minimum Experience:

  • 7+ years of high-level litigation experience at law firms and/or in-house.
  • Significant experience in any particular subject matter (e.g., antitrust or product liability) is not required. 

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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