Summary: Senior Paralegal with experience prosecuting complex legal portfolios

Profile:

• Twenty years experience in the legal field.
• Ability to direct complex projects from concept to completion.
• Experienced with a wide spectrum of legal matters including general corporate and intellectual property.
• Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.
• Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver with the ability to work independently.
• Proven ability to work in unison with attorneys, staff, inventors and other business groups.
• Assumes ownership of projects and has successfully resolved a diverse range of issues proactively.

Education:

• B.A. Political Science
• J.D. Attendance of first year
• 1992 graduate of ABA approved legal assistant program

Relevant Experience & Accomplishments:

• Extensive patent prosecution experience filing in the U.S. and internationally.
• Implementation, administration and management of patent docketing system.
• Creation and maintenance of new filing system for patent prosecution files.
• Designed templates and forms for standardization of prosecution process.
• Formulated, wrote, and implemented new employee orientation manuals.
• Database administration, docketing and management of Intellectual Property documents.
• Interaction with clients, foreign associates, inventors and patent practitioners.
• Draft correspondence and legal documents for signature by attorney and/or inventors and clients.

• Compiled and analyzed over 75 volumes of transcripts and transcript exhibits for use at trial.
• Involved in extensive document production, inspection and review.

• Directed recruitment and retention of volunteers as board member for a national organization.
• Trained and supervised law clerks in electronic filing procedures.
• Counseled legislators in Sacramento on the unique challenges facing the life science industry.
• Managed and developed volunteers into goal-oriented, cohesive group for fundraising activities.
• Successfully refined and implemented new projects.
• Coded documents for use in database searches.

Employment:

Senior Patent Paralegal, Confidential, San Diego 2009-2010
Assisted in spin-off of company from parent company Cardinal Health by assessing and
reorganizing records related to all intellectual property assets. Established docketing system
for patent and trademark portfolios and oversaw prosecution of same by several outside
law firms. Helped with coordination and tracking of intellectual property and trademark
usage between different business groups.

Temporary Intellectual Property Paralegal, Confidential, San Diego 2008-2009
Provide support in all aspects of patent and trademark prosecution for local and national
biotechnology and high-tech corporations.

Senior Patent Administrator, Confidential, San Diego 2004-2008
Responsible for the functional operation of the company's intellectual property portfolio.

Legal Assistant , Confidential, San Diego 2002-2004
Legal support for patent and trademark attorneys specializing in the biotechnology field.

Independent Contractor, Confidential, San Diego 1999-2002
Work from home as an independent contractor drafting patent drawings.

Temporary Patent Litigation Paralegal, Confidential, La Jolla 1999

• Litigation support for trial regarding biotechnology patent infringement issues.
• Extensive use of Access for document/database management.
• Conduct legal research/cite checking for partners using Lexus and Westlaw.
• Assist in preparation and review of documents filed with the court.
• Extensive document production assistance in preparation for trial.
• Assist attorneys in analyzing transcripts for use at trial.

Litigation Legal Assistant, Confidential, San Diego 1998-1999

• Database searches utilizing Concordance
• Assisted outside counsel in preparation for deposing witnesses
• Compiled and analyzed over 75 volumes of transcripts and transcript exhibits for use at trial
• Collected and organized over 30 volumes of designated key documents for trial
• Involved in extensive document production, inspection and review
• Coded documents for use in database searches

Full-time student, Confidential, 1994-1998

Assistant to the Chief Deputy, Confidential, San Diego 1990-1994

• Provided administrative support to the Chief Deputy of the Federal Court.
• Custodian of all secret, expunged, juvenile cases, and sealed search warrants
• Responsible for preparation and issuance of attorney admission certificates and assistance
• at attorney admission ceremonies. Assisted with naturalization ceremonies.

Community Involvement:

Childhelp USA, Board Of Directors and Advocate
American Cancer Society, Society Club, Fundraiser
Rachel's Women's Center, Advocate
Girl Scouts, Program Director/Troop Leader

Honors & Awards:
Dean's List, Mira Costa College
Merit Scholarship, University of San Diego School of Law

Memberships:
American Association of University Women
National Paralegal Association
Alumni University of San Diego Paralegal Program

Additional Training:
Patent Secretarial Academy, Washington D.C.
Intellectual Property for Legal Professionals, University of San Diego Graduate Careers Program