Paralegal - Intellectual Property

Paralegal – Intellectual Property

• Autonomous role with a broad range of work
• Exposure to working with multiple business units & stakeholders
• Permanent Perth based role with flexible working arrangements

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are looking for a Paralegal – Intellectual Property who will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Rio Tinto Intellectual Property Legal team. This role will see you reporting to our senior IP Paralegal and working with the broader IP Legal team. You will provide integral support and coordinate formality management for Rio Tinto’s IP portfolio, including but not limited to;

• Updating of patent records in an IP management database and management of procedural deadlines for the IP portfolio
• Administrative support to the intellectual property team in the creation, management and updating of active IP non-patent matters (trademarks, trade secrets, inventor information, invention records, patent watches, patent searches, general files, agreements/contracts) in the IP management database
• Management of the group mailbox
• Management of contracts, the drafting and execution of Deeds and coordination of the execution of national documents required at local patent offices to maintain IP assets as well as IP service provider engagement letters
• IP portfolio annuity management
• Reporting function internally to the intellectual property team and externally to project teams; Including preparation of reports on IP departmental activities

What you’ll bring

• Excellent written skills.
• Advanced computer skills with high competence in the Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to handle multiple assignments with appropriate prioritization
• procedures, including in relation to convention, prosecution and PCT deadlines, payment of annuities, extensions of time, procedures around power of attorney forms and patent assignment forms
• Experience with data entry into IP management databases required, FIP package is desirable

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive. We have been mining for almost 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents.

Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

You will be based out of our Perth, CBD office in the Central Park building. We do offer flexibility and the option to have working from home days are supported.

Every Voice Matters

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.

Applications close on Wednesday 1^st November 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)