Senior Litigation Paralegal

At Globus Medical, we move with a sense of urgency to deliver innovations that improve the quality of life of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Our team is inspired by the needs of these patients, and the surgeons and healthcare providers who treat them. We embrace a culture of exceptional response by partnering with researchers and educators to transform clinical insights into tangible solutions. Our solutions improve the techniques and outcomes of surgery so patients can resume their lives as quickly as possible. 

Position Summary: 

We are seeking a highly organized and experienced Senior Litigation Paralegal to join our in-house Legal team. This role will support the management of litigation, investigations, and pre-litigation matters across the company’s global operations. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of the litigation process, particularly within the healthcare or life sciences industry, and thrives in a fast-paced, highly regulated corporate environment.

Essential Functions: 

• Assist in managing a broad range of litigation matters, including product liability, commercial disputes, employment claims, and regulatory investigations.

• Work directly with outside counsel to coordinate discovery, document collection, and litigation hold processes.

• Organize and maintain litigation files, pleadings, and correspondence in accordance with legal department protocols.

• Support internal fact-finding and investigations, including employee interviews, records reviews, and preparation of summaries.

• Lead the effort with respect to subpoena responses, records requests and internal investigations.

• Manage document productions, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and company policies.

• Maintain case calendars, deadlines, and litigation trackers.

• Partner with cross-functional teams such as Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Product Development, HR, and IT to gather information and coordinate responses.

• Assist in the development and implementation of litigation management protocols, templates, and best practices.

• Support budgeting, legal spend tracking, and invoice review for litigation matters.

• Adheres to the letter and spirit of the company Code of Conduct, the AdvaMed Code, MedTech Code, and all other company policies.

• Ensures Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations, both in the United States and internationally, by completing introductory and annual training and maintaining knowledge of compliance as it applies to your role.

• Represents the company in a professional manner and uphold the highest standards of ethical business practices and socially responsible conduct in all interactions with other employees, customers, suppliers, and other third parties.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree and paralegal certification (or equivalent experience) required.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a litigation paralegal, with at least 3 years in a corporate legal department or law firm supporting corporate clients.

• Strong knowledge of the litigation lifecycle, discovery obligations, and court procedures (state and federal).

• Significant experience in responding to subpoenas and record requests.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Experience with litigation support tools (e.g., Relativity, CounselLink, CaseMap, NetDocuments) and eDiscovery platforms.

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and written communication skills.

• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities with a high level of accuracy.

• Strong interpersonal skills, including optimism, diplomacy and flexibility, and the ability to interface effectively with personnel at many different levels throughout the company.

• Discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting litigation matters in the medical device, pharmaceutical, or broader life sciences industry.

• Familiarity with FDA regulations, product liability defense, and cross-border litigation.

• Experience coordinating responses to government inquiries and regulatory investigations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

• Required to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

• Required to possess specific visons abilities, including: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and capacity to adjust focus.

Our Values:

Our Life Moves Us philosophy is built on four values: Passionate About Innovation, Customer Focused, Teamwork, and Driven.

• Passionate about Innovation: Improving patient care by delivering advanced technology to our customers is at the core of what we do. We are passionate in our role in improving the lives of patients by continuously developing better solutions.

• Customer Focused: We listen to our customers’ needs and respond with a sense of urgency.

• Teamwork: Working together, anything is possible. We value every person on our team and treat each other with respect. We are accountable to one another and support each other. Together, we make each other stronger.

• Driven: We pursue our mission with energy and passion. We are nimble, results-oriented and decisive. We overcome obstacles that arise in our quest to deliver solutions that will improve the lives of our customers and patients.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Globus Medical is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin or citizenship. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.