Specialist, Support Lawyer, Mid Europe Region

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Main Activities and Responsibilities:

• Corporate Housekeeping – Independently and in collaboration with in-house counsel and/or outside counsel, draft documents supporting the entities established in Belgium/Luxembourg, Central Eastern Europe, Nordics and Baltics, Greece/Balkans (e.g. Powers of Attorney, Board Resolutions, Board Minutes, By-laws, Authorization Letters), obtain the required internal approvals and handle the execution and subsequent notarization, apostil and/or legalization of such documents. Responsible for creating, archiving and maintaining the mentioned documents and answering related routine questions from clients.
• Basic Contract Drafting – Independently prepare routine and standard agreements (on the basis of templates) and amendments for review by in-house counsels and handle execution and subsequent notarization, apostil and/or legalization of such documents. Part of this activity could be obtaining legal opinions from outside counsel in the Mid-Europe Region for review by in-house counsel.
• Project Support – Support the Mid-Europe Legal Department by handling projects initiated at the Regional or HQ level, such as the review and update of template agreements with required clauses, data collection or Compliance support.
• Other activities – Management of payments of outside counsel fees and other invoices related to the Regional Legal department, maintaining and updating various lists used by the Regional Legal Department (e.g. authorized signatories, outside counsel list, local legal presence list), communicate legal entity changes in Mid-Europe to relevant departments and respond to trademark and patent notifications.

Qualifications and Skills:

Qualifications

• Legal degree in a major European jurisdiction within Mid-Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, etc.) required
• Professional or academic legal qualification and experience as a Paralegal in a major European jurisdiction within Mid-Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, etc.)
• Prior experience in pharmaceutical industry and international experience would be advantageous

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent proof-reading, editing, spelling, and grammar skills
• Fluent in English and either French, Dutch or other major European language (written and spoken)
• Ability to work autonomously as well as within a team environment
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize workloads
• Ability to work meticulously, while keeping oversight
• A strong client focus and a good commercial judgement
• Proactive and responsive mindset
• Excellent knowledge of Word, Powerpoint and Outlook; good working knowledge of Excel
• Experience with Contract and document management systems and digital signature tools

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Requisition ID:R150943