Governance Senior Paralegal

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people\'s lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care, and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

AbbVie is seeking a dynamic Corporate Governance Senior Paralegal to join the Legal Division\'s Corporate Governance group. This position reports to the Counsel, Securities and Governance, and plays a key role in managing subsidiary corporate governance while supporting various projects. We welcome applicants ready to make a significant contribution across diverse global regions.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance and oversight of AbbVie's global affiliates including offshore locations such as Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.
• Prepare and conduct substantive and critical reviews of documents, such as consents, resolutions, certifications, and minutes requiring the signature of corporate officers; exercise judgment to escalate documents needing further attention to attorneys within the legal department.
• Proactively identify and address governance needs within AbbVie's structure, considering evolving regulations, changing corporate priorities, and leadership sensitivities.
• Manage regular reviews of corporate entities with third-party providers, outside counsel, internal stakeholders, and colleagues in local jurisdictions to ensure the accuracy of corporate records.
• Manage official subsidiary records and the subsidiary database, maintaining the entity management system by cleaning up existing records and keeping up-to-date information on entity names, stockholders, directors, and officers / managers.
• Lead and manage liquidation, integration and restructuring projects, ensuring effective execution and compliance with legal requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and externally to coordinate required actions at the subsidiary level; support finance, tax, and treasury teams in efforts related to bank accounts, subsidiary restructurings, and other requests.
• Supervise and mentor one direct report, providing guidance and support in the area of responsibility across JAPAC, MEA, LATAM.
• Serve as the Record Management lead, responsible for overseeing both electronic and physical records.
• Identify and execute opportunities to improve efficiencies related to the above tasks.
• Assist in managing, preparing, and processing general administrative matters, including copying and filing; responsible for updating various contact lists (including internal and external counsel, directors, finance directors, etc.) and verifying / updating data in various databases.
• Flexibility to take on special projects and / or additional responsibilities, as needed.

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Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.

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