Paralegal

Paralegal Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress. Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support. Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know: Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities What You Will Do 1. Drafting & Documentation Support Prepare first drafts of HR letters, policies, staff communication, internal alignment emails, summary notes, chronologies, issue matrices, simple contract redlines and simple legal advice. Assist in preparing briefing packs, fact summaries, and working drafts for internal stakeholders. 2. Legal Research & Comparative Analysis Conduct first‑cut research. Prepare jurisdiction comparisons, short research memos, and regulatory monitoring summaries, especially for China employment updates. 3. Investigation & Evidence Support Conduct first‑pass review of high‑volume emails/documents. Prepare chronologies, data logs, and evidence summaries. Assist with fact validation, organising dataroom materials, and preparing instruction sets for outside counsel where needed. 4. China‑specific Employment Support Track APAC employment regulatory developments. Prepare summaries and update communication to local HR teams. Support culturally sensitive stakeholder communications. 5. Knowledge Management Maintain organised precedent banks, checklists, trackers, and playbooks. Contribute to improving template consistency across APAC. 6. General Legal & Administrative Support Participate in internal meetings and alignment discussions. Support the Employment Legal function on ad‑hoc operational and compliance tasks. What We Are Looking For Completed L.L.B., JD, or equivalent legal qualification (or final‑year candidate with strong employment law interest). Completed employment law and/or human resources module(s) in university preferred. Research‑oriented, structured thinker with excellent attention to detail. Strong written communication skills; ability to draft clearly and accurately. Ability to work independently, manage time‑sensitive assignments, and handle confidential materials. Strong analytical ability and willingness to support high‑volume review tasks when required. Experience with APAC employment law or HR functions is a plus. Prior in‑house, court or employment‑law experience preferred but not required. Get to know Syneos Health Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients. No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health. http://www.syneoshealth.com Additional Information Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job. Apply To This Job