Associate Counsel Immigration

Associate Counsel, Employment & Immigration

Apply for the Associate Counsel, Employment & Immigration role at Abb Vie.

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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

The Employment and Immigration Associate Counsel is responsible for providing U.S. employment and immigration law guidance and support to Abb Vie’s global pharmaceutical business. In partnership with Abb Vie’s employment and immigration law attorneys, this attorney will help manage Abb Vie’s U.S. immigration program portfolio and provide legal counsel to clients regarding employment and immigration laws. The attorney will interface with internal and outside legal counsel and stakeholders.

This position reports to the VP, Employment, Immigration & Labor and requires the individual to work a hybrid schedule of three days a week at the designated work site in North Chicago, IL.

• Manage and maintain a portfolio of U.S. business immigration matters in compliance with U.S. immigration laws and Abb Vie policies; manage relationships with Abb Vie’s outside counsel.
• Advise and represent Abb Vie on workplace employment issues including government agency charges and attorney demand letters; prepare substantive written responses.
• Provide counseling to Human Resources regarding employment and immigration matters; communicate with internal clients regarding employment and immigration laws.
• Provide legal support on Abb Vie policies, agreements, compliance initiatives and projects.

• JD degree and licensure to practice law in Illinois.
• Minimum of 4 years of employment, litigation and/or immigration law experience; 5 years preferred.
• Strong understanding of employment, litigation and/or immigration laws.
• In‑house/pharmaceutical industry and HR experience preferred.
• Must be able to multi‑task, be detail‑oriented, collate data within an internal database, and analyze information to understand client needs.
• Proven project management experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication; demonstrated analytical and interpersonal skills.

• 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.
• 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.

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.