Associate General Counsel - Securities & Finance

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

AbbVie is looking for an accomplished corporate lawyer possessing practical legal judgment, excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to advise corporate functions on key securities and finance-related matters. The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented, positive team player who can also independently manage complex, fast-paced legal assignments. The Associate General Counsel, Securities and Finance attorney will join a team of lawyers primarily advising AbbVie’s Financial Reporting & Accounting, Treasury, Investor Relations, Executive Compensation and other corporate functions.

This attorney must be able to efficiently and comprehensively:

• Advise on corporate disclosure matters and compliance with the relevant corporation laws, stock exchange listing standards, SEC reporting and compliance rules and regulations, and related corporate policies.
• Draft and review periodic reports including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, and other SEC-related forms and filings, including Forms 3, 4 and 5.
• Lead legal support to the company’s Disclosure Committee.
• Lead legal support for corporate finance and securities transactions, including bank financings, and equity/debt offerings, advise on compliance with indentures and loan documents and support the financing aspects of M&A, joint venture, licensing and other transactions.
• Lead legal support in connection with stockholder relations, including stock issuance, dividends, transfer operations, and assist finance and investor relations with stockholder correspondence, annual reports, earnings and press releases, scripts and investor decks for use in earnings calls.
• Advise corporate functions on implications of changes in policy from the SEC or other regulators and proactively shape external policy environment.
• Otherwise provide practical and nuanced in-house legal advice and support on a wide range of securities and finance matters.
• Support talent development within the Legal function through mentorship, knowledge-sharing, and leadership.

Additional responsibilities:

• Analyze and clearly communicate concise legal advice to internal clients, including management.
• Use good judgment in determining whether and when to elevate issues to senior attorneys and senior management.
• Assist senior legal staff on matters of significant importance to AbbVie that affect a substantial portion of AbbVie's business.
• Provide legal guidance, supervision, and support to paralegals and legal support staff.

Required:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
• Active license to practice law in job location
• Minimum of 7 years of legal experience, including in-house or cross-functional legal advisory roles
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead through ambiguity
• Strong strategic thinking, judgement, and business acumen
• Superior communication, analytical, organization, and negotiation skills, including the ability to convey and discuss complex securities and finance issues in understandable terms.
• Honed judgment and ability to identify and quickly address critical issues.
• Strong sense of urgency and drive for successful business outcome in all activities.
• Excellent creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

Preferred:

• Background in life sciences, healthcare, or a highly regulated global industry
• Experience with drafting and negotiating bank credit facilities and debt offering documentation.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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