Senior Legal Counsel UK and Ireland

at  Abbott Laboratories

ABOUT ABBOTT

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualified Lawyer holding the necessary practice certificate as applicable.
• Extensive post-qualification experience
• In-house legal experience required, preferably with some experience in the healthcare sector or other highly regulated industry.

• Identifies routine to complex legal issues related to strategic matters across Abbott divisions; solutions focused and effective risk management capability.
• Negotiates and provides strategic legal support on significant matters and areas of importance directly to management and lead stakeholders across the divisions
• Resolves moderately complex to complex legal matters day to day in practice area and elevates appropriately to senior legal leadership and other members of the legal team where support is needed
• Keeps abreast of changes in laws that affect client areas; communicates these to business; represents Abbott externally to customers, suppliers, competitors or government agencies
• Resolves legal issues using negotiation skills and legal expertise; coaches and directs assigned support staff in their responsibilities
• Manages external counsel in a cost-effective manner to minimize risk to Abbott and provide effective advice to the relevant Abbott EMEA businesses.
• Advises EMEA and divisional counsels or other legal department managers of critical project developments / matters in a timely manner.
• Helps select and/or directs the work of outside counsel, defines project objectives and manages project.