Paralegal, Operations Legal

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a Paralegal to support the Operations Legal team in managing commercial and operational matters. The role emphasizes drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering commercial agreements, including CDAs/NDAs, vendor contracts, and professional services agreements.

Responsibilities include preparing for meetings, maintaining files in compliance with regulations, and collaborating with Attorneys and stakeholders to resolve routine legal issues.

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.
• Discretion, independent judgment and critical thinking for managing assignments.
• Advanced communication skills to gather information and negotiate on routine matters.

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve routine issues within area of responsibility using legal knowledge to develop solutions.
• Plan and prepare for meetings with internal and external stakeholders and maintain files.
• Assist in process improvement and resource development for Legal department.
• Assist others with executing legal projects to support department.
• Collaborate with Legal support staff and Attorneys on assigned responsibilities.
• Communicate and collaborate with business stakeholders on projects to solve routine issues.
• Attend cross functional team meetings.

Skills

Advanced communication

Strong writing

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree and/or ABA approved Paralegal Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions 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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

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

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• 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.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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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