Clinical Research Paralegal

9 hours ago


North Chicago Illinois, United States AbbVie Full time
Job Summary

This position supports AbbVie's global Clinical R&D organization and will interact with attorneys in the Legal Division and R&D business. The position reports to Senior Paralegal II, Clinical R&D Legal and sits in AbbVie's Lake County, IL HQ Office in a hybrid capacity.

Key Responsibilities
  • Works independently on a wide variety of clinical research related legal work, including contract review and negotiation.
  • Reviews and responds to queries related to legal sections of clinical research related agreements and Informed Consent documents.
  • Maintains and updates clinical research related templates and forms with precision.
  • Directly interacts and negotiates with individuals inside and outside AbbVie.
  • Coordinates with AbbVie legal specialists on intellectual property and privacy law.
  • Represents AbbVie externally to customers, suppliers, competitors, opposing counsel or government agencies and resolves legal issues using negotiation skills and legal experience.
  • Identifies and resolves routine legal matters in area of responsibility with minimal supervision.
  • Develops knowledge of AbbVie's Clinical R&D business and supported client areas.
  • Possesses strong communication skills required to effectively gather relevant information from internal stakeholders, including contract management support functions.
  • Performs independent analysis of unique problems and proposes solutions.
  • Escalates legal matters to attorneys and manager as appropriate.
  • Assists attorneys in resolving complex legal issues on projects involving multiple disciplines within legal department and/or multiple functional areas or divisions within AbbVie.
  • Maintains clear understanding of legal and regulatory requirements pertaining to clinical research.
  • Keeps abreast of changes in laws that affect client areas.
  • Advises legal department managers of project developments in a timely manner.
  • Executes core job responsibilities in a timely manner.
  • Interacts across all levels of management.


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