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Cilag GmbH International is part of Johnson & Johnson, Family of Companies. Over the last years, several business units have been established within the legal entity of Cilag GmbH International, creating a diverse, international organization with over 950 employees.

Our legal department is looking for a

Paralegal - Swiss Campus support

Position Summary:

The Paralegal / Swiss Campus support is a dedicated resource supporting the Swiss Campus with legal oriented tasks and reports directly to the Law Department.

  

Main duties and responsibilities:

 

• Know and adhere to the Johnson & Johnson Code of Business Conduct and all other requirements relevant to the role, and demonstrate behaviors consistent with Our Credo values. 


• Responsible for corporate governance activities, including the support of drafting, finalizing and executing such documents, for the Zug based Legal entities and related branches.


• Conducts research and resolves legal questions about corporate law under the direction of an attorney.


• Drafts legal documents such as contracts, templates, correspondence and reports.


• Leading and coordinating legalization and other related matters.


• Legalization (notarization, apostille, embassies, Commercial Trade of Commerce) of corporate documents (including translations), including monitoring the entire process.


• Responsible for support and maintenance of the legal content on the intranet website and related applications.


• Support activities around general, HR and tax related projects including acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, and policies.


• Discrete handling of confidential information.


• Acting as business liaison between in-house counsel, outside counsel, and affiliate companies as needed.


• Propose new procedures and optimize and implement existing (corporate governance) procedures.


• Create and provide training on various corporate governance procedures and signature matrix.


• Actively participate in identifying best practices and supporting process improvement initiatives in a continued effort to streamline corporate governance related processes.


• Handling and manage outside counsel invoices and related matters.


• Manage and oversee the pending and threatening litigation for certain legal entities.


• Support of finalizing and executing legal documents.


• First point of contact for legal oriented mail (penalties, ‘Betreibungen’).


• Support of projects; such as policy harmonization (including verification of translations), etc.


• Organizes and maintains databases and files. Collects data and records as necessary.


• Provides ad-hoc support of the other members of the Law Department.

Qualifications


Qualifications
 

Education and Experience required:

• Required Minimum Education: Bachelor degree or commercial education with work experience in a legal environment


• Required minimum working experience: 4-6 years.


• Experience in supporting corporate governance pursuant to Swiss law.


• Basis knowledge of general law and law practice.


• Relevant experience with Swiss regulations around legalization and related formalities.


• Strong team working skills - relationship management, interpersonal, communication (both written and spoken), and organizational skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communications skills (English and German).


• Be precise and willing to take ownership.


• Confidence to challenge the status quo and take decisions to drive new thinking forward.


• Creative and pragmatic thinker


• Flexible mind-set and ability to adapt


• Proactive and constructive team player

We are offering you a multifaceted opportunity in a dynamic, international environment with attractive terms and career opportunities as well as a good infrastructure.

If you are interested in this exciting position, please apply online at www.careers.jnj.com(including application letter, CV and testimonials).

Primary Location

Switzerland-Zug-Zug-


Organization

Cilag GmbH International (8525)


Job Function

Paralegal


Requisition ID

1905709073W