Intellectual Property Legal Assistant

Corteva Agriscience • Indianapolis, IN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 in Indianapolis, IN. 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. After training is complete this position has the ability to work remotely up to 2 days per week. Please note there is NO relocation allowance or visa sponsorship available for this position.

Requirements

• At least a High School diploma/GED.
• At least three years of experience as a Legal Assistant in a law firm or a corporation.
• A high level of efficiency, accuracy, flexibility, organization and excellent attention to detail.
• Well versed in Adobe, MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Understanding the importance of good communication and have excellent verbal and written communications skills including exceptional proofreading, spelling, grammar, and punctuation abilities.
• 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.
• Practice good analysis and judgement based on data and transfer that to a solid business acumen.
• Accept responsibility for your actions and follow up or seek assistance as needed.
• Enjoy building relationships with people and appreciate the value of working in a team environment as well as independently.
• Champion innovation, work to continuously improve processes and readily adapt to change.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with docketing software.
• Experience with document management systems.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with U.S. patent and/or trademark procedural requirements (USPTO) and international patent office (WIPO) practices.
• Previous administrative experience in a legal setting, preferably in an IP legal setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys, patent agents, outside counsel, and international agents by preparing and submitting requested information to meet IP deadlines.
• Prepare and file documents for both foreign and domestic patent and trademark 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 the trademark team, 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 intellectual property offices.
• Various administrative duties such as travel arrangements, expense reports
• Various other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive wages based on qualifications, education and experience.
• Robust time off benefits; new hires start with 4 weeks off each year.
• Excellent paid maternity, paternal and family illness leave.
• Competitive retirement savings plan.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED