Legal Coordinator

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

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About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Legal Coordinator What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. We are seeking an Administrative Legal Coordinator to support attorneys and paralegals in the Corporate Litigation Group. The successful candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, flexible and able to multi-task. Responsibilities will include managing multiple and/or complex calendars; using good judgment and discretion in prioritizing schedules and maintaining confidentiality of information; coordinating meetings (often across multiple time zones); arranging travel and catering; processing expense reports; setting up engagement letters and tracking invoices; and maintaining case files and calendars. Additional miscellaneous tasks as needed including registration of visitors, activation of badges for site visits, ordering supplies, and updating attorneys on changes in company policies and upcoming deadlines. This person will also be responsible for providing back-up administrative support to the Vice-President of the Corporate Litigation Group. What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree and 2 years of administrative experience OR 2 years in a technical school setting with hands-on experience OR High school diploma / GED and 4 years of administrative experience

Nice To Haves

• 6+ years of related experience in legal and administrative functions supporting attorneys.
• Prior law firm or in-house law department experience.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, including spreadsheet and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated diplomacy and discretion.
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to be proactive.
• Experience interfacing with executives.
• Experience communicating both verbally and in writing with a broad spectrum of internal and external contacts.
• Professional written and verbal communication experience.
• Successful time management and project management experience.
• Excellent judgment.
• Associate’s degree.

Responsibilities

• managing multiple and/or complex calendars
• using good judgment and discretion in prioritizing schedules and maintaining confidentiality of information
• coordinating meetings (often across multiple time zones)
• arranging travel and catering
• processing expense reports
• setting up engagement letters and tracking invoices
• maintaining case files and calendars
• registration of visitors
• activation of badges for site visits
• ordering supplies
• updating attorneys on changes in company policies and upcoming deadlines
• providing back-up administrative support to the Vice-President of the Corporate Litigation Group

Benefits

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees