Associate Counsel

Parexel has an excellent opportunity for an attorney with 3 - 6 years’ experience to join our global legal and risk management team as an Associate Counsel.

Our team is committed to mentoring and training legal talent. The ideal candidate has first-rate legal and business acumen, excellent leadership and customer service skills, and a positive “can-do” attitude. The Associate Counsel is primarily responsible for drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts, with an emphasis on revenue-generating customer agreements. The Associate Counsel will also provide legal advice and counsel to Parexel’s various business units and contribute to the ongoing review and improvement of Parexel’s guidelines and processes.

This is a client-facing position, and it is expected that the Associate Counsel will establish highly collaborative, productive relationships with Parexel clients, other business partners and colleagues. The work requires effective, enthusiastic and thoughtful cross-functional collaboration within Parexel. The ability to understand risks, balance competing interests, and provide rapid, practical, and appropriate legal advice is critical to success in this role. 

The Associate Counsel will:

• Analyze complex business and legal issues/risks to achieve practical solutions.
• Manage and prioritize multiple and varied negotiations with enthusiasm and attention to detail.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to successfully drive negotiations.
• Consistently meet internal and external timelines.
• Have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Lead by example, bringing positivity and professionalism to the workplace.
• Take initiative and exercise ingenuity in problem-solving.

This is a hybrid position that requires a minimum of three days per week in our Raleigh Headquarters.

Education and Qualifications

• J.D. and Bar Admission required

Minimum Work Experience

• Preference for 3-6 years’ experience in a large multi-national law firm and/or in-house experience supporting commercial operations and negotiating key transactions for a global corporation, ideally in the life sciences.

EEO Disclaimer

Parexel is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, which in the United States includes race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.