We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 Apr 2025

 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Paralegal/Legal Executive Administrative Assistant to provide comprehensive support to the VP & Chief Counsel of Medtronic’s Diabetes Operating Unit (OU) and the OU’s broader legal team. This hybrid role is crucial in ensuring the efficient operation of the legal department, combining administrative expertise with substantive legal work. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional organizational skills, a solid understanding of legal rules and procedures and the ability to handle sensitive information with the utmost confidentiality. This position requires a proactive, solution-oriented individual who can seamlessly transition between administrative duties and paralegal responsibilities. Provided that routine administrative tasks can be efficiently handled, the majority of the work assigned will range across a spectrum of complex project management and meaningful legal assignments.

Location: Strong preference to have candidate work in Northridge CA office.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Key Paralegal responsibilities: 

  • Perform legal research to assist the legal team in the preparation of accurate and timely reports, legal advice, case files and other documents 

  • Assemble, proof and edit drafts of contracts and other legal documents 

  • Assist with aspects of litigation matters 

  • Oversee and coordinate various legal projects, ensuring deadlines are met and resources are allocated effectively 

  • Track project progress and provide regular updates to attorneys and stakeholders 

  • Develop and implement project management strategies to streamline workflow and enhance efficiency 

  • Act as liaison between company attorneys, outside counsel, organizations and in-house employees 

  • Prepare and file legal and regulatory documents with appropriate entities, as required 

  • Provide preliminary counseling to clients on legal procedures and processes under attorney supervision 

  Key Legal Executive Administrative Assistant responsibilities: 

  • Handling sensitive, confidential, and proprietary matters with discretion on a routine basis 

  • Providing administrative and other related support for the Legal function including: 

  • Assist with building of presentations for the Chief Counsel and legal team for various presentations and trainings 

  • Coordinate and manage complex calendars, scheduling appointments, meetings and conference calls 

  • Proofread and enhance correspondence and memoranda for the Chief Counsel 

  • Arrange and coordinate meetings, including booking meeting rooms, preparing agendas, etc. Attend meetings for notetaking and handle follow-up tasks 

  • Compile and process expense reports, ensuring accuracy and adherence to company policies 

  • Coordinate travel arrangements, including booking flights, hotels, and car services, monitoring travel updates, processing visa applications, and adhering to security travel advisories 

  • Network with other administrative assistants to strengthen relationships and leverage knowledge of company processes and practices 

  • Organize and oversee legal files and materials so that they are easily accessed and retrieved without compromising the confidentiality or privacy of the information they contain 

  • Prepare detailed reports, presentations, legal documents from a variety of sources across the broader commercial organization 

  The ideal candidate will possess these vital traits: 

  • Team Member:  Teamwork and collaboration are critical in this role.  Medtronic is a matrixed organization of legal support and being a great team member who can network, lead and influence others to support the patient-focused mission advanced by the Diabetes portfolio will be fundamental. 

  • Commitment to Meaningful Work:  We are privileged at Medtronic to contribute to a business that has a profound impact on the daily lives of the patients we serve.  The employees working in the Diabetes portfolio are deeply connected to our patient-centric mission and many have direct experience with the disease, either personally or through loved ones.  The work provides tremendous meaning and attracts truly invested team members motivated to make a fundamental change in lives of patients living with diabetes globally.    

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires advanced practical knowledge within a specific discipline typically gained through extensive work experience and/or education.
Requires minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.

Nice to have:

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$72,400.00 - $108,600.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.