Senior Paralegal - Europe

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

• Law degree or equivalent experience
• Prior experience as a paralegal in either private practice and/or in-house.
• Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of standard commercial contracting.
• Understands terms and forms of contracts; can draft routine or moderately complex documents for review by supervisors; ability to think critically about business objectives during contract drafting; able to assist in follow up negotiations on contract and commercial issues.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office products and Adobe Acrobat as well as being comfortable with using systems and technologies.
• Strong process and analytical skills.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities while ensuring timely completion and follow up.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).

• Supports the business in the achievement of business objectives by communicating advice of the Legal Department and managing legal risks to the corporation.
• Performs substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and identifies moderately complex legal issues related to assigned matter; proposes alternative solutions
• Manages the internal Legal Intake System, which handles all legal requests submitted by the businesses, triages work to Counsels within the Legal Team and tracks metrics.
• Resolves routine and moderately complex to complex legal matters on projects involving multiple disciplines within the Legal Division and/or multiple functional areas or divisions within Abbott, with minimal supervision.
• Performs independent analysis of unique problems and proposes solutions to counsels.
• Provides assistance in drafting and reviewing other types of commercial and supplier contracts, as needed.
• Develops a thorough understanding of and familiarity with Abbott business, its people, products, markets, facilities, customers, and competitors and uses this knowledge in providing guidance and counsel to Abbott’s business.
• Educates clients on basics of contracting and use of self-service templates.
• Assists in managing external counsel across Europe
• Reviews databases for new laws relevant to Europe for Europe counsels.