Job Details

Paralegal Position

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

The Opportunity: This position works out of our Austin, TX location in the Neuromodulation Division. The paralegal will provide legal services and resolve legal matters for assigned responsibilities or clients. Supports the business in the achievement of business objectives by communicating advice of the Legal Department and managing legal risks to the corporation.

What You'll Work On:

• Interfaces with internal clients to prepare and support a variety of agreements across commercial, supply, marketing, and other cross-functional groups, including professional services agreements, commercial sale agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
• Provides legal support to advance business objectives and resolves matters for assigned responsibilities.
• Identifies moderately complex legal issues related to assigned matter and proposes solutions.
• Performs substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts including analysis, drafting, negotiation, and consultation.
• Resolves routine and moderately complex legal matters in areas of responsibility with minimal supervision from attorneys.
• Assists attorneys and paralegals in resolving complex legal issues on projects involving multiple functional areas or divisions within Abbott.
• Develops knowledge of Abbott's Neuromodulation business and its broader strategic and operational impact.
• Demonstrates proficiency in contract lifecycle management and document management systems; navigates platforms effectively to locate agreements and templates, and assist internal clients as needed.
• Supports and helps manage legal intake system, including triaging requests and ensuring accurate routing and tracking of matters.
• Keeps abreast of changes in laws that affect client areas.
• Represents Legal Division in interactions with internal clients.
• Prepares and updates contract templates in collaboration with paralegals, attorneys, and business stakeholders.
• Supports the preparation of legal presentations and training materials.
• Assists with cross-functional initiatives, special projects, and process improvement efforts.
• Other responsibilities, as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and/or ABA approved Paralegal Certificate or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Must have familiarity with basic laws related to applicable areas of responsibility

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience reviewing agreements/contracts and the ability to interpret and synthesize information from various sources to achieve superior outcomes
• Must be self-motivated and detail-oriented with high work standards
• High level of discretion, maturity and ethical integrity
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, proofreading and organizational skills, with a focus on continuous process improvement
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and efficiently in a fast-paced environment, proactively thinking through challenges and coming up with pragmatic workable solutions

The base pay for this position is $66,700.00 $133,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.