Paralegal - Corporate & Finance Legal

Role Summary

The Paralegal will provide key legal support activities within the Novartis Corporate & Finance Legal team, requiring formal education and experience, and will work under the supervision of qualified legal counsel and a senior paralegal.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform administrative tasks following guidelines and in defined timeframes
• Provide paralegal support for corporate governance, corporate structure, transactional, corporate reporting and other general corporate matters to Legal Counsel and Senior Paralegal
• Generate contracts and other legal documents (including Powers of Attorney, board resolutions, corporate certificates, among others) utilizing Novartis templates or review and edit third party contracts and documents, and finalize such documents under the supervision of Novartis legal counsel
• Compile and maintain various lists pertaining to corporate governance, corporate structure, transactional, corporate reporting and other general corporate matters
• Support related to corporate governance, corporate structure, transactional, corporate reporting and other general corporate matters

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant paralegal experience is required
• Associates degree and/or paralegal certificate is required. Bachelors degree preferred
• Extensive experience with technological applications (e.g., MS Office, legal AI) is strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge and experience in providing paralegal support for governance, corporate structure, transactional, corporate reporting and other general corporate matters is preferred
• Understanding of Delaware and/or New York corporation law, particularly in relation to corporate governance matters is preferred
• Experience providing paralegal support for corporate transactions is preferred

Skills

• Paralegal documentation and drafting
• Corporate governance and corporate transactions support
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Proficiency with MS Office and legal tech tools

Education

• Associates degree and/or paralegal certificate required; Bachelor's degree preferred