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Senior Paralegal

Department: Legal

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About the Job

Reporting to the Senior Vice President & General Counsel of North America, the Senior Paralegal will provide paralegal and certain administrative support to all attorneys within the Legal Department.

Job Responsibilities

Note: These statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties.

+ Draft, review, and revise non-disclosure, vendor, service, and commercial agreements and other legal and corporate documents under the direction and supervision of attorneys.

+ Draft, review, and prepare contract templates.

+ Draft, review, and revise legal presentations, training materials, and other legal documents.

+ Research and analyze statutes, regulations and other legal resources.

+ Gather information and conduct research relative to legal issues under the direction and supervision of attorneys.

+ Maintain electronic records database and physical files for all correspondence, business contracts and agreements and litigations.

+ Ensure contract database tracker (Excel worksheet) and relevant contracts are complete and up-to-date.

+ Interface and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on agreements, as needed.

+ Serve as custodian of Legal Department records.

+ Lead and manage the collection of required information and data for transparency reporting.

+ Draft, file and maintain Legal Department documents and Board of Director resolutions, agendas, minutes, and other documents.

+ Assist in process improvement and resource development to meet current and future needs of Legal Department.

+ Collaborate regularly with attorneys and internal stakeholders for assigned projects to find solutions to routine legal issues.

+ Attend Legal Department and cross functional team meetings and draft meeting minutes.

+ Provide administrative support to attorneys in the Legal Department and to the Board of Directors, such as scheduling meetings, arranging travel, preparing expense reports, preparing meeting minutes, drafting correspondence, tracking legal training and other organizational tasks, obtaining documents and signatures, and other tasks as needed.

+ Act as subject matter expert for current e-billing system.

+ Proactively manage all invoices for compliance with outside counsel guidelines and approve invoices pertaining to legal matters and litigations, checking for accuracy, cost center coding, and cost containment, and ensure invoices are approved and paid on time.

+ Prepare budget status reports monthly or as needed, pertaining to outside counsel/vendor expenses; analyze actual and projected costs vs. budgeted amounts, including breakdown of costs by product, vendor, and other applicable categories.

+ Prepare ad hoc budget reports as needed (e.g., spend for a particular vendor for a particular time frame).

+ Notarize documents.

Qualifications

Education

+ Bachelor-s degree required; Bachelor-s degree related to law preferred.

+ Paralegal Certificate from accredited ABA-Approved Program preferred.

Experience

+ Minimum of 10 years of experience in paralegal duties in a corporate legal department or law firm, including knowledge of contract review, litigation, case management, and invoice billing guidelines

+ Minimum of 5 years of experience with a paralegal certificate will be considered.

Knowledge and Skills

+ Prior pharmaceutical experience preferred.

+ Strong knowledge of contracting and legal procedures, particularly related to pharmaceutical contracts and nondisclosure agreements.

+ Strong knowledge of U.S. litigation process, including eDiscovery.

+ Knowledge of data protection regulations such as GDPR and CCPA preferred.

+ Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy and the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize deadlines effectively.

+ Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.

+ Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to efficiently complete tasks and assignments.

+ High ethical standards and integrity, with a commitment to upholding confidentiality and professionalism with internal and external stakeholders.

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills with a clear, concise, and logical writing style required to effectively gather relevant information from stakeholders and negotiate both internally and externally.

+ Strong problem solving and decision making capabilities and sense of accountability.

+ Demonstrated commitment to quality and proven ability to work as part of a team.

+ Notary Public, or ability to become a Notary Public.

+ Proficiency with Microsoft Office required. Ability to learn new systems as needed.

+ Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables.

+ Proficiency with e-billing programs, SAP and Concur preferred.

Physical Demands and Abilities

+ The incumbent typically works in an office environment and uses a computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed to perform duties.

+ The noise level in the work environment is typical of that of an office.

+ Incumbent may encounter frequent interruptions throughout the workday.

+ The incumbent is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend or lift up to 20 pounds.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range - $90,000 - 115,000

The compensation range provided reflects the expected base compensation only and does not include potential bonuses, incentive plans, or benefits. An individual-s final compensation offer will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to education level, relevant experience, training, and geographic location.

Benefits include:

+ Paid time off

+ 401k plus company match

+ Company paid health benefits

+ Dental

+ Vision

+ Onsite access to company gym

+ Paid Employee Referral Program

+ EAP - Employee Assistance Program

+ Accident Insurance

+ Critical Illness Insurance

+ Short-Term Disability

+ Life and AD & D Insurance

+ Whole Life Insurance

+ Pet Insurance and so much more!

About the Company

Glenmark is a global leader in the development and commercialization of generic drugs of the highest quality and value. We help to improve people-s lives every day by helping to reduce their healthcare costs while delivering high-quality medicines.

Established in 2003 as a North American subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, we launched our first generic product in January 2005 and quickly emerged as one of the leading generic organizations in the United States.

Today we have a diverse business. As a global leader in generics, we are leveraging our industry expertise and success to fuel extensive research to expand development in specialty branded products innovative products that are intended to have a major impact on how people live.

This job description is to serve as a guide. It is intended to be flexible and will continue to evolve over time with business needs and demands and may be updated periodically and at the Company-s discretion. Nothing in this position description changes or is intended to change the employment at-will relationship with the Company. Employment at-will means that an employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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