Senior Paralegal II

Position Summary...What you'll do...Join the Intellectual Property team to support Walmart's global patent portfolio by maintaining dockets, monitoring deadlines, and ensuring compliance with US and foreign formality requirements. Collaborate with and assist patent attorneys, patent professionals, inventors, and the business segments with patent-related questions and generate dashboards and reports to track internal patent statistics using Anaqua.You'll make an impact by...• Supporting a global patent portfolio by applying expert knowledge and understanding of US and foreign patent prosecution practices and patent formalities• Coordinating, supporting, and supervising outside counsel during all stages of patent prosecution and patent opinion work, including managing deadlines and facilitating signing and filing of documents• Managing and maintaining an internal patent database, ensuring data quality, and generating dashboards and reports to track relevant patent statistics and metrics• Establishing and maintaining internal best practices and procedures to support the company's patent program, including keeping and updating process documents and outside counsel guidelines• Assisting patent attorneys and patent professionals on all matters related to the patent program• Coordinating internal patent team meetings and patent committee meetings• Responding to routine inventor and business inquiries related to patent status and patent metricsYou'll sweep us off our feet if...• You have experience as a paralegal in the patents practice area• You have experience with Anaqua or a similar IP management system• You have a demonstrated ability to prioritize workloads and manage multiple deadlines• You have familiarity with managing large dockets• You prioritize attention to detail• You are process-minded and look for opportunities to streamline for improved efficiency and effectiveness.At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.‎‎‎You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.‎For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .‎‎Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.‎Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.‎For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .‎The hourly wage range for this position is $33.00-$63.00*‎• The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.‎Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.‎‎‎‎Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.A nationally recognized paralegal certification or an ABA accredited paralegal degree AND 2 years' experience as a paralegal, legal analyst, orotherwise performing the responsibilities of a paralegal as defined by Walmart's job description OR 3 years' experience as a paralegal, legalanalyst, or otherwise performing the responsibilities of a paralegal as defined by Walmart's job description OR a juris doctorate degree from anaccredited law school.Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.A national recognized paralegal certification in a relevant specialty area of the law (for example, NALS, NALA), Relevant specialty area of law in a law firm or corporate legal environmentBachelors: LawPrimary Location...1901 Se 10Th Street, Bentonville, AR 72716-0001, United States of America