Legal Associate

Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Our Legal team works to protect our patients, team members, and innovations with the utmost diligence and care. You’ll have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team and build lasting partnerships with stakeholders across our global organization. Your legal knowledge and contributions will help us ensure that we are supporting the needs and interests of the patients we serve

Innovation starts from the heart. Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. With millions of patients served in over 100 countries, each team makes a meaningful contribution by improving patient outcomes and discovering lasting solutions for unmet patient needs. Our Legal Associate role is a unique career opportunity that could be your next step towards an exciting future.   

The Legal Associate provides legal support to the company, including legal research, analysis, drafting, and preliminary recommendations on routine to moderately complex legal matters under attorney supervision. This role is intended for an individual who has earned a law degree but is not yet admitted to practice law, and supports attorneys and business stakeholders by applying legal training to business initiatives in alignment with company policies and applicable law.

Work Schedule: Given the collaborative nature of this work, this role is onsite full time in Irvine, California

How you’ll make an impact

• Provide  day-to-day legal support on routine to moderately complex legal matters, including issue spotting, legal research, analysis, and preliminary recommendations for attorney review; partner with attorneys and business stakeholders to support implementation of business initiatives in alignment with company policies and applicable law.
• Conduct legal research and analysis using legal authorities, regulations, contracts, and internal policies; prepare legal memoranda, issue summaries, and practical recommendations for attorney review; partner with attorneys and outside counsel to resolve issues, support projects, and contribute to improvements in legal processes, templates, and training materials.
• Prepare and draft routine to moderately complex legal documents, memoranda, contract provisions, correspondence, and related materials for attorney review and approval; does not provide independent legal advice, represent the company, or practice law unless and until admitted to the applicable bar.

What you'll need (Required):

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school; bar admission not required at time of hire

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Experience with systems and tools as it relates to legal
• Advanced computer skills using MS Office Suite, with intermediate skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint and legal software
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of legal principles, legal research methods, legal writing, issue spotting, and developing expertise in assigned legal practice areas Ability to complete tasks in resourceful and effective ways
• Moderate understanding of related legal processes, policies, procedures, and attorney-supervised legal workflows
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment Extensive knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures, and administrative requirements a plus.
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels -- contacts are across the organization and at all organizational levels – and interaction includes external contacts that may be at high levels

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.
 

For California, the base pay range for this position is  $74,000 - $104,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).  Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.