AMRITA AJMANI

*** ******* ******

San Francisco, CA 94117

510-***-****

acf89o@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience

Patent/IP Litigation Paralegal

Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP

San Francisco & Silicon Valley, CA Dec. 2008 – Present

Experience in project management and organization of complex patent, civil, and criminal litigation matters in San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices in both Federal and State Court systems. Key support to all partners and associates on time-sensitive projects from start of discovery to completion of trial. Tasks include research and collection of materials for client pitches, management of electronic and hard-copy court filings and discovery, drafting correspondence and discovery, reviewing and processing of document productions, document review on multiple litigation software platforms, deposition preparation and support, claim construction hearing preparation, research and collection of patents, file histories, prior art, and trademarks from USPTO database; source-code set-up and review, preparation of hearing presentations and technology tutorials, preparation of expert reports including: compiling and transmitting documents to expert witnesses, preparation of exhibits, and reviewing and editing of reports for format consistency; all aspects of trial preparation including set-up of war room and courtroom technology, compiling of trial exhibits and indices, preparation of court demonstratives; and in-court trial support. Member of Google trial team in Eolas v. Google, et al case.

Case Clerk/Litigation Paralegal

Covington & Burling LLP

San Francisco, CA Dec. 2006 - Aug. 2008

Member of paralegal team which assisted up to forty attorneys on criminal and civil litigation matters. Personally managed casework of Fortune 500 companies. Worked on three Pro Bono murder cases and worked extensively with Marin County Public Defender. Carried out legal research on Westlaw and Lexis databases, assisted in document review on multiple platforms, created and managed document production, discovery, and correspondence databases. Supported attorneys in deposition and trial preparation.

Executive Assistant

Children Law UK

London, England Mar. 2006 - Sept. 2006

Successfully organized and participated in Children Law UK’s conference ‘Review of the Child Care Proceedings System in England and Wales.’ Regularly participated in meetings with MPs at British Parliament for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children. Assisted in a variety of tasks including: updating various databases and the company website daily, maintaining strong relationships with members/clientele, and conducting online research on current policies.

Assistant Driver Trainer/Transit Operator

Unitrans

University of California, Davis Apr. 2002 - Nov. 2005

Oversaw and developed comprehensive training program for quarterly training classes. Personally supervised rigorous behind the-wheel-training of employees in preparation for Class B certification exam.

Education

University of California, Davis

Davis, CA 2001-2006

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology of Law

Minors in Psychology and Film

Skill Sets

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Adobe Photoshop

Apple OSX

Concordance

DTE

Evolve

Hummingbird

IPro

LexisNexis

LiveNote SR 10

Microsoft Office

Nuance

Pacer

Relativity

Ringtail

SharePoint

Summation

TrueCrypt

USPTO

Westlaw

Windows OS

Additional Skills

Fluent in Hindi and Punjabi

Trial Support (2009 - 2014)

U.S. v. Harkonen - N.D. CA

U.S. v. Lapine - N.D. CA

Eolas v. Google, et al - E.D. TX

Banderas v. De Miguel & Johnson

TransPerfect v. MotionPoint - N.D. CA

G. David Jang. v. Boston Scientific - C.D. CA

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