Paralegal at BIOTRONIK, Inc. in Lake Oswego, Oregon

Job Description:

Paralegal

BIOTRONIK is one of the leading manufacturers of cardio- and endovascular implants and catheters for cardiac rhythm management, electrophysiology and vascular intervention. As a globally active company headquartered in Berlin, Germany, we develop, produce and distribute high-quality medical products based on the latest technology and research. Our success is based on the competence and results-oriented cooperation of our employees.

BIOTRONIK is looking to add a Paralegal to our Legal team.  The Paralegal position researches law, investigates facts, and prepares documents to assist the Legal Department by performing a variety of support duties.Our department.

Currently this is a remote position that, once our campus reopens, will ultimately be located in our Lake Oswego, Oregon office.

Your Responsibilities

• Provides litigation support, including assisting in factual investigations, document collection, deposition scheduling, and legal holds. 


• Provides support for employment matters, including offboarding and onboarding, drafting separation agreements and related correspondence, and performs preliminary non-compete analysis and related legal research. 


• Researches and analyzes law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, constitutions, and legal codes.


• Provides corporate governance support, including preparing and organizing legal documents such as contracts, initial and amended articles of incorporation, minutes, resolutions, and other documents for review. 


• Provides insurance support, including ensuring that claims are timely submitted to insurers, and gathering information required for underwriting and renewals. 


• Maintain matter log including documenting interactions with internal clients. 


• Files correspondence and legal documents in office filing system.


• Ensures proper indexing and filing of original legal documents.


• Reviews and revises contracts for a variety of business units including sales contracting, human resources, manufacturing and procurement, including NDAs/CDAs.  


• Continuously review, improve and streamline processes and procedures relating to essential duties and responsibilities to increase efficiencies and effectiveness of responsible area.


• Coordinates with Commisisons team to ensure Employment Agreement details (commissions specifically) do not interfere or contradict other contracts already in place. 

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.


• 5 years of experience working in a large law firm and/or corporate legal department


• Paralegal certification


• Problem Solving/Analysis Skills


• Oral and Written Communication Proficiency


• Thoroughness. Teamwork, Orientation


• Initiative


• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility


• Business Acumen


• Presentation Skills


• Technical Capacity


• Attention to Detail

Preferred Experience

• 2-4 years litigation experience


• Proficiency with MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint


• Proficiency with legal expenditure software such as LegalTracker


• Experience in handling sensitive and highly confidential matters in a professional manner, especially in the context of litigation

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

This is a largely sedentary role. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk and hear.

 

Are you interested? Please apply online through our application management system! We are looking forward to welcoming you.

Location: Lake Oswego, OR | Working hours: Full-time  | Type of contract: Undefined 

Apply now under: www.biotronik.com/careers

Job ID: 41825  | Contact: Amanda Willott  

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.