Paralegal, Intellectual Property Litigation

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AbbVie seeks an Intellectual Property Paralegal - Litigation to join the Legal Division's Intellectual Property Litigation group. This position reports to the Intellectual Property Paralegal Supervisor.

The Intellectual Property Litigation Paralegal performs the following with minimal to moderate supervision from either a managing AbbVie Inc. Attorney, Paralegal Supervisor, Senior Paralegal or Senior Paralegal II:

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage all facets of litigation with moderate oversight from Senior Paralegal II, Paralegal Supervisor, or AbbVie Counsel
• Preparation, distribution and management of Legal Holds for routine legal matters
• Coordinate the collection of and analyze Company documents and data for discovery and other requests;
• Coordinate the preparation of Company witnesses for deposition and trial;
• Coordinate all legal team meetings including strategy and status updates, witness interviews and preparation sessions, and mock proceedings;
• Manage resources and cost containment associated with assigned matters, including outside counsel paralegals, support staff, and other vendors; and
• Determine the necessity for and selection of eDiscovery vendor services and contract attorney services; coordinate and actively participate in vendor discussions, kick-off calls and status meetings; ongoing review of vendor progress and quality; review and approval of invoices in compliance with billing guidelines for routine matters.
• Assist patent attorneys with US and Ex-US patent office including Oppositions, Inter Partes Reviews and Post Grant Proceedings.
• Respond to Company subpoenas and requests for information with minimal to nominal supervision in compliance with Federal and State rules.
• Coordinates special projects when assigned.
• Collaborates with Attorneys and business stakeholders to find solutions to routine legal issues.
• Coordinates and maintains departmental files (both paper and electronic), as assigned, in compliance with corporate and government regulations.
• Light administrative duties for completing general job responsibilities such as establishing and maintaining file communications, and planning and preparing for meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist in handling, preparation and processing of general administrative matters, including bates labeling, copying, redacting and filing; notarization/legalization responsible for updating various contact lists and verifying/updating data in various databases.
• Assists in identifying and providing support for the development of resources and processes to meet current and future needs of department.

• Minimum 2 years experience within a law firm or legal department of a corporation.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or ABA approved Paralegal Certificate.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​​

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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