Paralegal, Operations Legal

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Short-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is looking for a Paralegal to support the Operations Legal team in North Chicago. The role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements including NDAs and vendor contracts.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of experience in a legal setting, with strong skills in communication, writing, and organization. The position includes comprehensive benefits and participates in incentive programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in a law firm or legal department.
• Discretion and independent judgment are necessary for the role.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve routine legal issues.
• Plan meetings and maintain legal files.
• Assist with legal projects and collaborate with team.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Strong writing and analytical skills

Project management

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Problem solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree and/or ABA approved Paralegal Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

The Paralegal supports the Operations Legal team in managing a broad range of commercial and operational legal matters under the supervision of an attorney. This role focuses on drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering commercial agreements — including CDAs/NDAs, real estate agreements, vendor and supplier contracts, professional services agreements, and other legal documents.

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve routine issues within area of responsibility by using legal knowledge and experience to develop solutions and implement resolutions.
• Plan and prepare for meetings with internal and external stakeholders and maintain departmental files in compliance with corporate and government regulations.
• Assist in process improvement and resource development to meet current and future needs of Legal department.
• Assist others with executing legal projects to support Department or Legal Division.
• Collaborate with or delegate to Legal support staff, including Project Assistants and other Paralegals, in assigned responsibilities.
• Collaborate regularly with Attorneys and business stakeholders for assigned projects to find solutions to routine legal issues.
• Attend cross functional team meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or ABA approved Paralegal Certificate required.
• Minimum 2 years experience within a law firm or legal department of a corporation required.
• Position requires discretion, independent judgment and critical thinking for managing and completing assignments.
• Advanced communication skills required to effectively gather relevant information from business stakeholders and negotiate both internally and externally on routine matters.
• Strong writing and analytical skills required to review, draft and prepare legal-related documents.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal skills, project management and multitasking skills to manage multiple matters, set own work priorities and meet required work deadlines.
• Exercises foundational understanding of rules, procedures and institutions for interpreting and enforcing laws in their area of expertise, and preferably with respect to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Foundational problem solving skills required to identify and analyze routine issues in order to develop and propose solutions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications. Ability to learn new systems as needed.

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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