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.

The paralegal position assists the General Counsel by performing a variety of support duties. Remote candidates considered.

Essential Functions:

• Provides litigation support, including assisting in factual investigations, document collection, deposition scheduling, legal holds, and subpoena responses.
• 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.
• 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, obtaining certificates of insurance when requested, and gathering information required for underwriting and renewals.
• Maintain department matter tracker, 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.

Competencies:

• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Oral and Written Communication Proficiency
• Thoroughness. Teamwork, Orientation
• Initiative
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Business Acumen
• Presentation Skills
• Technical Capacity
• Attention to Detail

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Years of Experience: 5+ years of experience working in a large law firm and/or corporate legal department
• Paralegal certification preferred.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• 2-4 years litigation experience
• Proficiency with MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience in handling sensitive and highly confidential matters in a professional manner, especially in the context of litigation

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

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 may be required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate documents or objects and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk and hear.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. While standard days of work are Monday through Friday, hours of work may vary depending on support requirements for a specific time zone. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel:

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

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

Location: Lake Oswego, OR

Apply now under: www.biotronik.com/careers

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. Please note that applications sent by post will only be returned if a sufficiently stamped self-addressed envelope is included.