Legal Trainee

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Job Function:
Career Programs

Job Sub Function:
Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category:
Career Program

All Job Posting Locations:
Allschwil, Basel-Country, Switzerland

Job Description:

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., an Innovative Medicine Company of Johnson & Johnson, is recruiting for a Legal Trainee.

 

We are offering a 9 to 12-month legal trainee position (with a possibility of prolongation for maximum another 12 months) to support the Johnson & Johnson Global Legal Organization on a wide range of legal matters and projects, mainly related to the Johnson & Johnson Swiss Campus and Global Innovative Medicine Supply Chain Organization.

This legal trainee position offers excellent opportunities to gain first-class, hands-on in-house legal experience within the stimulating, multinational environment of a leading healthcare company. 

The Legal Department, located in Allschwil, Switzerland, employs about 15 highly qualified attorneys and counsels having sound and specified knowledge in Swiss and International private law as well as pharmaceutical and intellectual property law.

In addition to the Legal Department in Allschwil, you will be part of the global Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Supply Chain Legal Group, supporting Innovative Medicine Supply Chain within Johnson & Johnson. 

Job Responsibilities: 

During the traineeship program, you will gain experience with advising on a wide range of legal topics within the pharmaceutical business, and you will support on many different legal tasks and projects varying from litigations, internal legal assessments to contract negotiations.

You will be granted responsibility and you will have close contact with the business stakeholders within Johnson & Johnson. 

Qualifications: 


* Completed master’s degree in Swiss Law 



* First working experience in a law firm or in an international company is required.

Other professional experience in the corporate environment is a plus 



* Very good knowledge of German and Business-level English skills (written and spoken), additional language is a plus 



* Very good analytical and written skills 



* Proactively taking personal initiative and having a high ability to cope with pressure 



* Team-oriented and entrepreneurially thinking personality 



* High motivation to perform, to discover and learn new things and ability to work independently. 

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