Legal & Regulatory – Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Req ID: 228150W-01

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Description

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 Intellectual Property Legal Assistant. This position can work out of either our Johnston IA OR Indianapolis IN 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.

• Please note there is NO relocation allowance or visa sponsorship available for this position.

Benefits:

Let’s peek at how you can grow your wellbeing, health, and future at Corteva!

• Enjoy competitive wages based on qualifications, education and experience.
• Strike a better work-life balance with robust time off benefits; new hires start with 4 weeks off each year. We also have excellent paid maternity, paternal and family illness leave.
• Prepare for your future with our competitive retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement program, and more.
• Enjoy access to health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment.
• And much, much more!

Responsibilities – What You Will Do:

How will you help us grow? It matters to us, and it matters to you!

• 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.

Qualifications

Requirements – Who You Are:

What expertise have you grown? What do you bring to the table?

• You have a High School diploma/GED.
• 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 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.

Preferences:

• Experience with Memotech 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.

Ready to grow your perspectives, impact and career? We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. Start by applying to this opportunity today!

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Corteva Agriscience™ is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to boldly embracing the power of inclusion, diversity, and equity to enrich the lives of our employees and strengthen the performance of our company, while advancing equity in agriculture. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. Discrimination, harassment and retaliation are inconsistent with our values and will not be tolerated. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit:

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