Intellectual Property Legal Assistant

At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what's next. No matter what your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture - solving the world's food problems through innovation, technology, and putting people first. Corteva has an exciting opportunity for an IntellectualProperty Legal Assistantat our Johnston IA Global Business Center.
In this role, you will work in conjunction with Intellectual Property (IP) attorneys, agents, and other Legal Assistants. You will be responsible for maintaining an effective daily workflow and independently managing/coordinating IP administrative services to legal function and business clients. We are seeking candidates who have keen attention to detail, the ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to communicate in a concise and informative manner.

VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.
This role is a hybrid position requiring working in the office Tuesday through Thursday.

What You'll Do:

• Assist attorney/patent agents, outside counsel, and international agents by preparing requested information to meet IP deadlines.
• Prepare and file patent documents for both foreign and domestic patent authorities.
• Initiate appropriate action based on correspondence requests in accordance with established workflow practices and processes.
• Ensure awareness of upcoming deadlines to ensure proper prioritization of workload.
• Enter data for all new IP filings and close out completed tasks in the docketing system.
• Prepare and maintain docket reports for patent attorneys and agents to ensure accurate procedural workflow.
• Produce other reports as requested.
• Serve as a resource for practices and procedures.
• Stay current with knowledge of administrative patent practices and procedures with US and foreign patent offices.
• Various administrative duties such as travel arrangements, expense reports and scheduling meetings.
• Various other duties as assigned.

Education:

• You have a High School diploma/GED.

What Skills You Need:

• You have three years of experience and /or education in an administrative function/course of study.
• You have a high level of efficiency, accuracy, flexibility, organization and excellent attention to detail.
• You are well versed in Adobe, MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.).You understand the importance of good communication and have excellent verbal and written communications skills including exceptional proofreading, spelling, grammar, and punctuation abilities.
• You are highly engaged in your work; able to manage multiple priorities and maintain a quick turn-around of workflow to meet deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic professional work environment.
• You practice good analysis and judgement based on data and transfer that to a solid business acumen.
• You accept responsibility for your actions and follow up or seek assistance as needed.
• You enjoy building relationships with people and appreciate the value of working in a team environment as well as working independently.
• You champion innovation, work to continuously improve processes and readily adapt to change.
• This position has a flexible hybrid schedule with designated time working in the office.

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Experience with Symphony or similar docketing software.
• Experience with Netdocuments or similar document management system.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with U.S. patent procedural requirements (USPTO), international patent office (WIPO) practices.
• Previous administrative experience in a legal setting.

Benefits - How We'll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
• Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits
• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.