Paralegal

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Paralegal

Job Introduction

Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we're delighted you want to learn more about Dechra!

Dechra is a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business

The Opportunity

Dechra is a global specialist veterinary pharmaceuticals products business. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high-quality animal health products worldwide. Dechra has seen rapid growth over its history and, since 2015, the Group has completed more than 30 acquisitions worldwide (learn more at Dechra.com). Dechra was part of the FTSE100, listed on the London Stock Exchange, with revenue of approximately £680 million when it was acquired by a private equity fund, led by EQT, in January 2024.

As a member of the global Legal team, this Paralegal position will report to the Assistant General Counsel in North America. The role requires an individual that can engage with all parts of the business. The role will require the holder to work closely with other members of the global Legal team, some of whom are based in Europe and some in North America. The role is one that forms part of a group that may need to support work across the business and/or in support of any senior colleague globally. All Legal team members will necessarily have a close working relationship with the Company Secretarial and Compliance teams.

The aim of the Legal team is to support the business in realizing its strategy and to help it manage legal risk. This Paralegal role will assist with North America commercial initiatives, review U.S. advertising and promotional materials, and assist with administrative operations of the team.

Dechra is a friendly, collaborative and people-focused business and so the Paralegal needs to be able to work with colleagues across the globe. The Paralegal will need good listening skills, cultural awareness and to enjoy working with others. Despite the supportive culture, work will often be new and challenging so the individual should have curiosity, common sense, and resilience.

Role Responsibility

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied scope and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

• Work on projects as determined from time-to-time by the Assistant General Counsel
• Provide support to lawyers in the in-house team
• Review advertising and promotional materials to ensure legal compliance
• Assist with the management of incoming legal requests and on-going legal matters
• Legal research
• Completing pro forma legal templates
• Document formatting including schedule collation
• Reviewing simple legal agreements such as NDAs
• Proof reading documents
• Maintaining the contracts database and associated inbox
• Carrying out the tasks noted above in cooperation with other Legal team colleagues
• Responsible for own personal health & safety
• Other tasks as requested

The Ideal Candidate

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We're particularly excited to hear from those who have/are:

• Legal or paralegal qualifications
• Animal or human health experience desirable
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and proficient contract review and drafting skills.
• Experience reviewing pharmaceutical advertising and promotional materials
• Understanding of intellectual property rights, including copyright, patents, and trademarks
• Ability to manage own workload, prioritize, meet deadlines and remain focused with long-term deliverables
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders internal and external to Dechra
• Must have a flexible and adaptable approach to work while maintaining the ability to efficiently process matters
• Must possess a high degree of common sense, tact, discretion and diplomacy
• Experience using common software such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

About the Company

As a people first values-based culture, we provide free weekly wellness sessions focused on our employee's physical and mental wellbeing, and flexible work arrangements. We offer a generous employer 401k match and an other incentives for long-term financial wellness. Our full array of health, financial and voluntary benefit programs are what you would expect from a recognized Best Place to Work.