Administrative Assistant Manager

Jacqueline E. Harper

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

Apartment 203

Silver Spring, MD 20906

301-***-**** (h) (c) 301-***-****

Email: ***********@*****.***

EMPLOYMENT

Palmer Staffing Services, NRI Staffing

September 2009

& Beacon Hill Staffing, Tiger Personnel Silver

Spring, Maryland

Administrative Assistant/Receptionist

Answered multi-line phone system, processed and distributed incoming and

outgoing mail, maintained calendar schedules, scheduled conference rooms

for meetings, ordered office supplies, maintained time and attendance,

excellent organizational skills and a team player.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP January

2008 - June 2009

Vienna,

Virginia

Intellectual Property Specialist

Provided administrative support to (IP) department, prepared and e-filed

Information Disclosure Statements, Missing Parts, Corrected Application

Papers, Declarations and Assignments in the United States Patent and

Trademark Office (USPTO), ordered checks and prepared invoices for clients,

prioritized incoming/outgoing mail to ensure that deadlines were met and

matters of urgency were handled in an expeditious manner, maintained docket

due dates, performed secretarial support to patent secretaries with Office

Actions and Amendments when needed, prepared and forwarded formality

correspondence to clients worldwide.

Palmer Staffing Services

August 2006 - January 2008

Washington, DC

Legal Secretary

Provided secretarial support to 1 partner and 2 associates in Domestic

Relations, prepared letters from dictation and handwritten notes, reviewed

legal documents from the Courts, generated draft pleadings, filed motions

and subpoenas with the Courts, served opposing counsel, scheduled

conferences and mediations, assisted paralegals with cite checking, set

depositions and scheduled consultations, entered and prepared billing

invoices, answered multi-line phone system.

Sughrue, Mion, PLLC January 2001

- July 2006

Washington, DC

Patent Secretary

Supported 1 partner and 2 associates with preparing and e-filing New

Applications and PCT Applications, maintained dockets for due dates,

entered attorneys time and prepared invoices for clients, generated

correspondence and formality letters to clients, answered multi-line phone

system when needed.

Food and Drug Administration January 1993 -

December 2000

Rockville, MD

Legal Secretary

Maintained time and leave records for 7 attorneys in the General Counsel

Office and for the Executive Secretariat Office of the Commissioner of Food

and Drugs, prepared legal documents for the General Counsel Office and

assisted with general office duties, answered multi-line phones.

Lee & Harvey, LLP January 1988 -

December 1992

Washington, DC

Litigation Secretary

Supported 2 attorneys with drafting of basic pleadings, scheduling, file

organization, retrieving medical and case related records, monitoring case

dockets, filing court documents, processing incoming and outgoing mail,

general telephone responsibilities and communicating with clients and the

claims department.

SKILLS

Software: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Legal Key, Medical Manager

and Centricity.

Work under pressure and maintain a positive attitude at all times.

EDUCATION

Sanz School, Silver Spring, MD

Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD

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