Paralegal - AstraZeneca AB (International)

The Paralegal will be responsible for

• Being an authorised signatory and manage coordination/signatures of agreements and other types of documents entered into by AstraZeneca AB for AstraZeneca’s business outside of Sweden (mainly for the International Region: Middle East & Africa, Russia/Eurasia, Ukraine/Georgia, Eastern Europe, Asia Area, China, Latin America, and from time to time also Europe and US),

• Providing certain company secretary work for the Swedish legal entities,

• Monitoring/reviewing new Swedish and EU laws/regulations that could have an impact on AstraZeneca AB and its activities.

The Paralegal will have a direct reporting line to the Legal Director Nordic and an indirect reporting line to the CFO of AstraZeneca AB.

• Coordinate the signing process for international agreements and other legal documents entered into by AstraZeneca AB.

• Review signing instructions and ensure that documents have been properly approved.

• Sign international agreements and other legal documents on behalf of AstraZeneca AB.

• Maintain accurate records of executed agreements, signature requests, approvals and related correspondence.

• Liaise with international business stakeholders, legal colleagues, finance teams, notaries, authorities and external partners to support timely execution of documents.

• Support document formalities, including notarisation, apostille/legalisation, certified copies and corporate evidence, where needed.

• Ensure that signature processes are handled efficiently, consistently and in compliance with internal governance requirements.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of signing workflows, templates, guidance notes and document management routines.

• Cooperation with Global Legal’s Board & Corporate Support team regarding certain company secretarial matters for the Swedish legal entities.

• Monitor/review new Swedish and EU laws/regulations that could have an impact on AstraZeneca AB and its activities in collaboration with key functional representatives and inform relevant stakeholders in AstraZeneca AB.

• Representing AstraZeneca AB in various global AstraZeneca projects (for example projects regarding contract/document management).

• Paralegal qualification, legal assistant education, law studies or equivalent relevant education.

• At least five years of professional work experience, in a paralegal role or in other relevant professional role(s), preferably from a legal department, law firm, corporate governance function, contract management team or a similar environment.

• Previous experience of handling agreements, signatures, powers of attorney, corporate documents or international legal documentation.

• Strong administrative skills and proven ability to manage multiple matters, deadlines and stakeholders in parallel.

• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of integrity when handling confidential and legally significant documents.

• Very good written and spoken English and Swedish language skills.

• Good digital skills, including experience of document management systems, Microsoft Office and electronic signature tools.

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry

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