We believe that GI health is a right of every individual on the planet, regardless of their background, geographic location, or socioeconomic status. In pursuit of this mission we have made a commitment to launching our products in some of the most challenging developing markets, establishing distribution networks to reach patients in remote and rural regions, and focusing our R&D efforts on under-researched diseases impacting both developed and developing markets.
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The Executive Legal Assistant will be responsible for multiple legal administrative tasks, supporting the Sr. VP & General Counsel, Senior Corporate Counsel, and Associate Corporate Counsel.
 Essential Job Duties:
- Provides legal assistant support to General Counsel and Corporate Counsel.
- Organize and maintain department filing systems including confidential data.
- Maintain hard-copy and electronic records of all contracts and other legal documents as directed by General Counsel and Corporate Counsel.
- Maintain calendar of deadlines contained in contracts and follow up with appropriate owner of the deadline.
- Coordinate domestic and international travel, including ensuring all international travel documentation is secured in a timely manner.
- Act as point of contact for outside legal services and outside legal counsel.
- Coordinate with executive team to manage and maintain a calendar of events.
- Accurately maintain a real time calendar of events.
- Schedule meetings and appointments, as well as prepare and distribute meeting materials.
- Coordinate and assist in preparation of materials and presentations for executive meetings.
- Draft letters, memos, and compose correspondence relating to legal, executive, and shareholder communications.
- Handle confidential and non-routine information and facilitate communication between appropriate people and teams.
- Manage and appropriately route potentially sensitive incoming calls (media inquiries, consumer complaints, etc.)
- Maintain corporate books and complete and file according to company standards.
- Provide exceptional customer service over the phone and in person to our visitors, customers and internal departments.
- Other projects as assigned.
Job Qualifications:
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
- Experience in law office setting or in-house legal department setting preferred.
- Knowledge of legal processes and practices, and familiarity with basic legal concepts and terminology.
- Notary Public, or willingness to become a Notary Public.
- Experience with general office equipment such as telephone, copy machine, fax machine, calculator, computer.
- Ability to speak, read, write, and communicate effectively with all levels of personnel and with people in the community.
- Experience in solving increasingly difficult problems with diplomacy, taking appropriate corrective action, and recommending improvements.
Skill/Ability:
- A high comfort level in managing a significant number of projects in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment - with a positive attitude and a sense of humor.
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office (Word and Outlook most important) and other office productivity tools.
- A proactive approach and the ability to think ahead and anticipate problems before they arise
- Ability to maintain a high level of business etiquette in receiving and interacting with visitors and board members.
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary to interact with personnel at all levels within and external to the company.
- Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner.
- Strong Self Starter attitude with the ability to manage day-to-day activities and responsibilities independently without direct management, oversight, and guidance.
- Willingness to support various ad hoc requests.
- Organized problem solver with sound judgment and decision-making experience.
- Exceptional judgment and discretion in maintaining a high degree of confidentiality.
 We offer competitive pay, top-tier benefits, paid vacation and holidays, and the opportunity to work in a dynamic company.
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