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Paralegal
ICON Plc is a leading Clinical Research Organisation headquartered in Leopardstown Dublin 18. Founded in Dublin in 1990 with a team of 5, ICON Plc now employs over 13,000 people in 38 countries. We are a top 5 CRO partnering with our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and medical devices which have a real world impact improving countless patients’ lives.
The role:
We are currently recruiting for a Paralegal to join our global legal team (under the direction of Manager, Legal Counsel). You will be responsible for assisting the legal function and providing legal and administrative assistance to all business stakeholders in areas of contract, corporate, employment, IP/IT, data protection, litigation, insurance and compliance. This role will be based in our Dublin HQ.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of Ireland’s largest in-house legal teams.
Responsibilities/Duties include:
- Assisting the legal function with a wide range of legal matters including commercial, corporate, employment, IP/IT, data protection, litigation, compliance and any other legal matters that arise in the day to day operation of the business.
- Assisting in providing day-to-day legal support to key business stakeholders, in particular to ICON’s Medical Device and Diagnostic Research, Central Laboratory and Late Phase/Consultative Commercialization business units.
- Assisting in the negotiation of commercial contracts, including confidentiality agreements, services agreements, licensing agreements and consultancy agreements.
- Managing specific legal projects to completion, liaising with internal stakeholders around the business for input and support in such projects.
- Managing and prioritizing workload in response to business and client requirements.
- Engaging and liaising with external counsel (managing and minimizing costs to the extent possible) and managing the invoicing process.
- To undertake other reasonably related duties (including administrative tasks) as may be assigned from time to time.
Experience & Knowledge Requirements:
- LLB, LLM or equivalent law degree preferred (third level qualifications in other disciplines will be considered if coupled with suitable and strong paralegal experience).
- proven paralegal experience in a top-tier commercial law firm or in-house legal department (preferably in the CRO/Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry)
- proven experience in commercial contract negotiation with experience in commercial law, litigation and IP/IT preferred.
- an excellent team player with strong influencing and communication skills.
- excellent problem solving skills.
- a self-starter with the ability to work under their own initiative with a strong work ethic.
- excellent attention to detail.
- proven ability to work under pressure and/or tight timelines in a fluid/fast-paced, highly collaborative, team environment.
- Fluent English written and oral communication skills.
Benefits of Working in ICON
ICON enjoys a strong reputation for quality and is focused on staff development. We make it our mission to attract the most diverse and creative minds into the business and we continually strive to provide opportunities for our people to excel, grow and build a great career. We understand that our greatest asset is the skills and talents of our people and they are truly what set us apart.
Other than working with a great team of smart and energetic people, we also offer a very competitive benefits package. This varies from country to country so a dedicated recruiter will discuss this with you at interview stage. We care about our people as they are the key to our success. We provide an open and friendly work environment where we empower people and provide them with opportunities to develop their long term career.
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