Sr. Paralegal, Global IP & Commercial Litigation at Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC (J0P) in Bridgewater, New Jersey

Job Description:

Description:

• The Senior Paralegal, Global IP, IP & Commercial Litigation will support internal and external counsel at all stages of litigation for intellectual property and commercial matters and with global intellectual property issues. This position will also be responsible for assisting with corporate billing matters for IP and commercial litigation

Essential Functions:

• Provide support in the handling and tracking of litigation matters, including organizing and calendaring of proceedings, and coordinating experts, internal investigations, and other litigation requirements;

• Manage the discovery process including collection and retention and coordinating responses to subpoenas, other forms of governmental and/or regulatory inquiries and requests for documents;

• Manage document preservation procedures through an electronic system and work cooperatively with IT to maintain such procedures;

• Support for e-billing of outside counsel, third party vendors; preparation of monthly accruals and liaising with Finance regarding spend

• Maintain and update internal legal department databases and assist in generating periodic reports for department and firm leadership

• Assist with various special projects.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Years of experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelors degree - Required

• Vocational / Technical Paralegal certificate - years of experience will be considered in lieu of a certificate - Required

• 8 years or more in 8 years of paralegal experience

• 3 years or more in 3 years of pharmaceutical experience

• Strong knowledge and facility with basic business software including Microsoft - Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint as well as Access Databases. - Intermediate

• Quick study in new applications. - Advanced

• Superior writing and communication skills. - Intermediate

• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently, prioritize workflow, meet demanding deadlines, and manage multi-dimensional projects in a fast-paced environment. - Advanced

• Strong work ethic with a goal-oriented focus as well as flexibility to take on new areas of responsibilities. - Advanced

• Highly motivated and able to work independently with little supervision as well as work well with a variety of professionals and staff members. Ability to work well with colleagues. - Advanced

• Must be able to multitask and work under extreme time constraints. - Advanced

• Punctuality. - Intermediate

• Knowledge in Westlaw, Lexis, Pacer and other types of on-line research databases.

• Strong knowledge of eDiscovery processes and software.

• Paralegal certification-Upon Hire-Preferred