Paralegal - Ops Legal

AbbVie Inc.; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Paid time off

Health insurance

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. in the United States is seeking a Paralegal to join the Operations, Purchasing, and Corporate Affairs Legal team and the AI Legal Team.

The role focuses on maintaining templates, negotiating contracts, and advising AbbVie businesses on legal and policy obligations with attorney guidance. Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating various agreements, assisting with template creation, and guiding business clients while staying current on evolving laws affecting client areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and / or Paralegal certificate.
• 3+ years paralegal experience including contract negotiation and AI tools.
• Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, reviews, negotiates, and manages a variety of transactional agreements under attorney supervision.
• Assists attorneys with creating contract templates.
• Independently identifies problems, analyzes, proposes solutions, and guides business clients.
• Manages and resolves complex legal issues on projects involving multiple disciplines within AbbVie.
• Keeps abreast of changes in laws that affect client areas.

Skills

Contract negotiation

AI tools

Attention to detail

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Paralegal Certificate

Job description

• Compensation: USD 65,500 - USD 125,500 - yearly

Company 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 will be part of the AbbVie Operations, Purchasing, and Corporate Affairs Legal team and the AI Legal Team. The Paralegal will be responsible for maintaining templates, negotiating contracts, and advising AbbVie businesses regarding legal and policy obligations in consult with department attorneys.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, reviews, negotiates, and manages a variety of transactional agreements, including master services agreements for all types of services, professional services and consulting agreements, statements of work, non-disclosure agreements, business technology agreements, and amendments, with supervision of an attorney.
• Assists attorneys with the creation of contract templates.
• Independently identifies problems, performs analysis, proposes solutions, and provides guidance directly to business clients.
• Assists attorneys in managing and resolving complex legal issues on projects or negotiations involving multiple disciplines within legal department and/or multiple functional areas or divisions within AbbVie.
• Possesses sound knowledge of clients’ business and knowledge of the broader business impact, including ability to prioritize multiple projects.
• Represents Legal Function internally to clients, across all levels of management.
• Represents AbbVie externally to customers, suppliers, competitors, and opposing counsel, and resolves legal issues using negotiation skills and legal experience.
• Keeps abreast of changes in laws that affect client areas.
• Advises legal department managers of critical project developments in a timely manner.
• Executes core job responsibilities in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and / or relevant legal education (Paralegal certificate).
• Minimum 3 years of paralegal experience including significant experience in negotiating contracts and in using/working with AI tools. Experience in a corporate environment preferred.
• Excellent communication (oral and written), organization/analytical, and interpersonal skills; attention to detail, flexibility, and project management abilities.
• Must be able to multi-task, analyze information, understand client needs, set and manage own work priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Appetite to learn and strong initiative.
• Comfort in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in area of responsibility.

Additional Information

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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.