Description

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, the Paralegal will be involved in a range of legal and general administrative tasks, working closely with our team of highly qualified and experienced legal professionals.

As Paralegal, you will carry out basic contract review, drafting and legal research tasks, assist with handling general legal queries from the business, contribute to team meetings and exchange information and ideas to support the efficient running of the Abcam Legal & Compliance Team. You will be responsible for providing both legal and general administrative support for the Legal & Compliance Team, including on contract lifecycle management, e-billing from external counsel, and supporting the Compliance team with channel partner diligence.

This is a unique opportunity for a bright and ambitious individual keen to gain practical experience within a fast-paced and successful Legal department. You will be empowered to take initiatives, make decisions and manage your own workflow and you will learn from a highly dedicated, passionate and experienced team who are looking to further build a fantastic legal function by offering true solutions-led support across Abcam's business.

Requirements

Education, Training & Qualifications

• A strong academic record and previous experience working as a Paralegal, Contract Manager or similar role.
• Law degree or GDL, LPC

Experience

• Likely to be an experienced paralegal interested in moving in-house or with existing in-house experience.
• An understanding of contract law and experience advising on straight-forward commercial contracts.
• Experience of drafting routine agreements, such as non-disclosure agreements, material transfer agreements and preparing commercial contracts from precedent.
• Experience of contract management systems and processes.
• Experience of e-billing software and working with law firms.
• Experience gained within the Life Sciences, Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical sectors would be advantageous.

Specific skills & abilities

• Possess a high degree of work ethic, integrity, commitment and professional transparency.
• Have good intellectual ability. Can be self-aware, empathetic and have strong relationship building skills.
• Enjoy working in a team as well as being able to work on your own.
• Be highly organised, analytical, results-oriented, committed, agile and audacious.
• Able to manage your own workload and prioritise multiple assignments, all under tight deadlines.
• Have a strong sense of purpose and commitment to the mission of Abcam.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.