Project Assistant, Litigation

Company Description

Abb Vie'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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In and Tik Tok.

Abb Vie's Commercial Litigation group supports Abb Vie's global business, in a wide range of areas, including antitrust litigation, Employment litigation, contract litigation, governmental investigations, product liability litigation, and shareholder litigation. We have an enriching opportunity for a Commercial Litigation Legal Assistant based in North Chicago, Illinois. This position will support the Commercial Litigation team and will report to the Commercial Litigation Project Assistant Manager.

• Assist Commercial Litigation paralegals in the discovery process, including issuing legal holds orders; data preservation, collection and tracking; arranging witness interviews; and assisting with deposition and trial preparation;
• Assist in responding to subpoenas and requests for information;
• Assist in handling, preparing and processing of general administrative matters, including bates labeling, copying, redacting, letter preparation and filing;
• Responsible for updating various contact lists and verifying/updating data in various databases;
• Provides back‑up general administrative support to the attorneys and paralegals in Abb Vie's Commercial Litigation function, including answering phones, managing calendars, meeting/event planning and handling tele‑conference set ups;
• Create and provide monthly, periodic and special request reports;
• Utilization of research tools, including Lexis and Pacer;
• Represents Division internally to clients and externally to outside counsel and other vendors;
• Significant Work Activities – Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

• Some college or associates degree; paralegal certificate or training preferred.
• 1 - 3 years of experience within a law firm or legal department of a corporation, preferably in a litigation setting. Recent paralegal certificate graduates to be considered.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of business processes and requirements.
• General knowledge of legal terminology desired.
• Self‑motivated and detail oriented individual with high work standards.
• Must be organized, have the ability to prioritize work and multi‑task on projects.
• Must exercise independent judgment, discretion, maturity and ethical integrity.
• Candidate must possess strong communication skills, writing skills and analytical skills.
• Team player who can also work independently in a fast‑paced environment.
• This role is a hybrid opportunity requiring at least three (3) days onsite in our North Chicago, IL offices.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range.
  
  This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short‑term incentive programs.

Note:

No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

Abb Vie 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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