Full Time
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Posted 2 years ago
N/A USD / Year
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AstraZeneca

JOB TITLE

Legal Administrator (Internship)

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Legal Administrator – Internship role requires expertise in certain aspects of the legal field in order to provide specialist support to an area of the legal function

3 months Internship in AstraZeneca MEA Legal Department Reporting to: Area Legal Department

AstraZeneca is offering a unique Internship opportunity for motivated law graduates based in Dubai to be part of a highly diverse and inclusive legal department. You will have the opportunity to work with senior lawyers in different jurisdictions, learn to use IT corporate tools and gain valuable insights into the wide range of legal matters in the pharmaceutical sector across Middle East and Africa

BUSINESS AREA

This is a great opportunity to join AZ as part of the growing Medical team in Viruses, Vaccines & Infectious Disease Therapy Area based in Saudi. You never stand still so you’ll have the chance to constantly grow your abilities, skills, and knowledge, also we work together as agile and collaborative team, we work cross-functionally to thrive at pace.

What you’ll do

Principal accountabilities are:

· Provide general legal support to Area Legal Director and MEA Legal Team with legal matters

· Support reporting activities

· Legal research on laws and cases

· Preparation of slides and documents for internal meetings

· Assist in drafting documents/contracts

· Onboarding of law firms, checking external law firm invoices and initiating the internal processes for approval

· Support corporate secretarial work for AZ legal Entities

. Administrative support to MEA Legal Team using AZ IT tools (concur, DocuSign, APP)

Essential for the role

· Law Degree with strong credentials

· Good spoken and written English

· Team working skills

. Intern must have a valid residency visa in Dubai (AZ will not sponsor the Intern)

. Fluency in Arabic or French (desirable)

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

Do you have the experience of working with in the field of infectious diseases, vaccines, or immunology? Would you like to apply your scientific expertise in a role where you can make a difference? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!
Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you. We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours.