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At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world A Day in the Life We are seeking a highly qualified individual with a qualification as a Legal Professional LLB The ideal candidate will provide legal advisory services for the company which includes advising on a broad range of legal topics including commercial contracts property laws competition law employment law and disputes corporate matters litigation arbitration and all combined with a robust and process-driven approach to the management of legal matters in accordance with local law and the Medtronic policies and procedures Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned Provides legal advice counsel and service to internal business clients concerning legal rights obligations and privileges of corporations Draws up contracts involving leases licenses purchases sales real estate employment insurance mergers acquisitions marketing and advertising agencies research and development and related matters Keeps current on legislative issues statutes decisions and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies Examines legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit Acts as an agent of corporation in various transactions Advises company regarding concerns on risk assessment and anti-trust regulations Must have admission to practice law May develop review or implement company-wide and or functionally specific training programs May also oversee corporate governance matters and its various committees May work with outside counsel to direct activities SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty Delivers and or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education DIFFERENTIATING FACTORSAutonomy Recognized expert managing large projects or processes Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments with limited oversight from manager Coaches reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists Organizational Impact Contributes to defining the direction for new products processes standards or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area Innovation and Complexity Problems and issues faced are difficult moderately complex and undefined and require detailed information gathering analysis and investigation Develops solutions to moderately complex problems and or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area Implements solutions to problems Communication and Influence Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement and influence decision-making Leadership and Talent Management Typically provides guidance coaching and training to other employees within job area Typically manages major moderately complex projects involving delegation of work and review of work products at times acting as a team leader Required Knowledge and Experience Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience May have broad knowledge of project management Typically requires a LLB with a minimum of 9-12 years of relevant experience Physical Job RequirementsThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position Benefits CompensationMedtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values We recognize their contributions They share in the success they help to create We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage About MedtronicWe lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions Our Mission xe2x80x94 to alleviate pain restore health and extend life xe2x80x94 unites a global team of 95 000 passionate people We are engineers at heartxe2x80x94 putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people From the R D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity