About AbbVie AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Purpose: AbbVie seeks a Paralegal to join the Legal Division’s R&D and Alliance Management Legal team. This individual will be responsible for (i) negotiating a wide variety of contracts, including confidentiality agreements, professional services agreements, laboratory services agreements, sponsored research agreements, and other routine agreements, (ii) assisting in the development of governmental submissions and updating of contract templates, and (iii) managing or assisting with ad hoc projects and requests. Responsibilities: •Works independently on a wide variety of legal work and contracts, including negotiation and resolution of legal issues raised in the context of Research and Development. •Identifies and resolves routine legal matters in area of responsibility with minimal supervision. • Resolves legal issues using negotiation skills and legal experience and represents AbbVie externally to academic institutions, suppliers, consultants, and service providers. •Performs independent analysis of unique problems and proposes solutions. •Assists attorneys in resolving legal issues on projects involving multiple disciplines within legal department and/or multiple functional areas or divisions within AbbVie. •Executes core job responsibilities in a timely manner. Qualifications Qualifications: •Bachelor’s Degree and/or ABA approved Paralegal Certificate. •Minimum 2 years of paralegal experience including experience in negotiating contracts. •Strong communication skills required to (i) effectively gather relevant information from business groups and (ii) interact and negotiate with others, both inside and outside the Company. •Strong writing and analytical skills required to independently review, draft, and prepare documents. •Flexibility to take on special projects and/or additional responsibilities as needed. Significant Work Activities Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Travel No Job Type Experienced Schedule Full-time Job Level Code IC Equal Employment Opportunity At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.