Paralegal

COMPANY:

At BioCryst, we share a deep commitment to improving the lives of people living with complement-mediated and other rare diseases. For over three decades we’ve been guided by our passion for not settling for “ordinary” in our quest to develop novel medicines. We leverage our expertise in structure-guided drug design to develop first-in-class or best-in-class oral small-molecule and protein therapeutics, led by the efforts of our team of expert scientists in our Discovery Center of Excellence in Birmingham, Alabama. Our global headquarters is in Durham, North Carolina, our European headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland and our employees span the globe across sites in multiple countries. We are proud of our culture of engagement and accountability that rewards people for innovative thinking and achievement of key objectives. For more information, please visit our website at www.biocryst.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

JOB SUMMARY:

This position provides general assistance to the legal team including drafting various legal documents, agreements, contracts, letters, and legal memoranda with precision and clarity in the areas of litigation and employment.  You will interact with other departments, internal and external clients, outside counsel, vendors, and others, including leaders in the organization.

 This role is required to work in the Durham, NC office.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Litigation Support:
  • Assist with ongoing disputes and litigation.
  • Research law issues as needed.
• Support of Senior Attorneys:
  • Assist with certain contract matters, corporate governance matters, human resource matters, participate/ and or coordinate special projects for the legal team as assigned.
  • Manage relationships and coordinate work product with outside service providers and outside legal counsel.
  • Helps coordinate contract requests in an efficient manner and assists in assessment of business partner’s needs with such requests.
• Deadline and Calendar Management:
  • Maintain deadlines, generate status reports, and ensure timely completion of tasks. Demonstrate strong skills in managing calendars.
  • Schedule, coordinate, and assist with meetings, logistics, materials, minutes, and written resolutions.
  • Partner with other teams within the company and external parties to ensure efficient workflow and handling of requests.
• Technology:
  • Maintain, and/or manage one or more department workflow processes. Repots, tools or databases.
  • Assists in the preparation of documents for organization in the legal document database and file as appropriate.
• Financial Acumen:
  • Support outside counsel billing and administration.
• All other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, paralegal certificate required.
• 2 years of law firm and/or in-house experience working with employment and litigation matters.
• Ability to manage numerous diverse project that require interaction with multiple attorneys, departments, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and project management skills. Attention to detail and accuracy a must.
• Experience with drafting contracts and memos.
• Strong experience handling employment-related litigation, including evidence preservation and document collection, and drafting and tracking appropriate documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Strong written and communication skills.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and legal environments.

The statements in this position description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The manager may assign additional responsibilities and assignments from time to time.

BioCryst is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, Veterans status, disability and/or other protected class characteristics. Additionally, BioCryst is committed to achieving its business objectives in compliance with all federal, state and local law.