Legal Assistant

About your role

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to support our legal department with a variety of administrative and clerical tasks. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in an international environment and is passionate about providing high-quality support in legal operations.

Your key responsibilities

• Serve as a key user of document management system, ensuring efficient use and support.
• Handle the legalization of documents at local register offices and embassies.
• Maintain and organize the legal document library for easy access and reference
• Conduct data searches.
• Oversee the agreement archive and database, ensuring accuracy and up-to-date records.
• Provide support in conducting compliance checks on Orion’s business partners.
• Support Compliance & Ethics function in managing compliance related documentation.
• Provide administrative support to department members.
• Perform various secretarial tasks, including document preparation, filing, and meeting coordination.
• Maintain and update the Legal Affairs intranet site with relevant legal content and resources.

This is a full-time position located in Espoo, and we also support a hybrid working model. This position reports to Head of Legal Affairs.

What we offer

At Orion, your work creates true impact and well-being for our customers, patients and society at large. Our culture of friendliness, respect, mutual appreciation and diversity creates a safe working environment where you can strive for excellence. We offer a wealth of career paths and development opportunities that support the development of innovative solutions and improving the quality of life.

Please visit our website to find further information about our values and Orion as an employer https://www.orion.fi/en/careers/orion-as-an-employer/ .

Our expectations

To succeed in this role, we expect you to have

• Suitable educational degree
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Familiarity with document management tools
• Proficiency in Finnish and English
• A proactive and service-minded attitude, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Previous experience from legal assistant tasks will be considered as a benefit

How to apply and additional information

Are you interested in this opportunity? Please submit your resume and application letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are the best candidate to become our new colleague by August 10th, 2025.

If you have any questions related to the position, please contact Mikko Kemppainen, General Counsel, on July 9th, 2025, at 11.00-12.00 and July 14th, 2025, at 14.00-15.00, tel. 050 966 4474.

We typically review applications already during the application period and may start interviewing candidates before the application deadline. Therefore, we invite you to send your application as soon as possible.

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Approved medical examination which also includes drug testing is required prior to the employment. We will also carry out a security clearance prior to the employment for the selected person.

Unit description

Corporate Functions contributes to the achievement of Orion’s business objectives by providing expert services and specialized knowledge. We serve Orion in several ways: as providers of expertise and services needed for the business, most prominent experts in our fields of expertise, contributors to the development of processes and operations, and organizers of certain mandatory corporate functions. Our organization includes Compliance & Ethics, Intellectual Property Rights, Legal Affairs, and Public Affairs.