Administrative Assistant Service

Nicole D. Williams

678-***-**** or ******@*****.*** 43 Doranne Ct. Smyrna, Georgia 30080

Employment

Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC Atlanta, GA Paralegal/Legal Assistant January 2013-July 2014

• Supported eight attorneys in four states

• Researched admission and Pro Hac Vice procedures in thirty jurisdictions from the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York to the Central District of California and admitted attorneys as necessary

• Prepared and filed notices of appearance and motions as needed and filed same in several USDC jurisdictions using the Electronic Case Filing System

• Had subpoenas served throughout the country

• Monitored over seventy patent infringement litigation cases in the jurisdictions including attorney admissions, pro hac vice, mediations and settlements

• Drafted discovery documents

• Created spreadsheets of admitted attorneys in all cases as well as local counsel in all cases

• Filed complaints in the United States District Court Northern District of Georgia at the clerk’s desk

• Scheduled court reporters and downloaded transcripts

• Pulled case law from Westlaw and prepared hearing binders for attorneys

• Booked flights, rental cars and hotels

• Maintained attorney state bar dues as well as professional associations

• Maintained database with attorney logins and passwords for twenty-one jurisdictions

• Compiled and updated monthly patent group data report for partner

Morrison Law Offices, P.C. Atlanta, GA Freelance Paralegal September 2012-December 2012

• Monitored trademark applications and oppositions

• Studied intellectual property receivership

• Studied trademark assignment procedure

• Performed legal research at Marietta Law Library using Westlaw searching for precedent case for a trademark opposition

• Created Excel trademark spreadsheet and monitored status of pending trademark applications.

• Researched filing foreign trademark applications to determine which type of filing is most optimal for the client

• Corresponded with USPTO and local courts to determine how to obtain ownership of a registered trademark through a default judgment and Writ of Fieri Facias

• Filed trademark application with USPTO

• Created judgment that was pre-approved by the judge, filed executed judgment in court and request for Writ of Fieri Facias

Williamson Intellectual Property Law, LLC Atlanta, GA Paralegal/Legal Sec. June 2009-July 2012

• Monitored approximately 200 trademark applications (Created detailed Excel spreadsheet for quick reference)

• Utilized the USPTO’s PAIR and TESS databases

• Calculated intellectual property deadlines (patent surcharge schedules, PCT deadlines and trademark renewal and office action deadlines)

• Updated new USPTO fees in correspondence form letters to clients

• Created patent and trademark Office Action response letters for clients

• Worked on trademark opposition litigation and infringement litigation

• Worked on foreign and domestic patent/trademark prosecution with foreign counsel in the United Kingdom and with patent/trademark offices and foreign counsel in Australia, New Zealand, Peoples Republic of China and Canada

• Scheduled depositions with interpreters, court reporters and conference rooms

• Corresponded with clients including contacting clients regarding patent/trademark deadlines

• Prepared patent forms including Power of Attorney and Declarations

Glock, Inc. Global Company with offices on four continents Corporate Paralegal May 2006-Jan. 2008

• Handled Glock trademark and section 8 & 15 renewals with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Handled all trademark infringement matters including ebay, various websites and kept records of infringers

• Filed and kept current all Glock, Inc. business licenses and annual reports in all fifty states totaling approximately 90 annual renewals

• Processed export licenses for the U.S. State Department

• Renewed BATF, FDA and Federal license renewals and kept company in compliance

• Filed real estate documents with the courthouse for Glock’s subsidiaries for the purchase of land for the company

• Created case status reports from Glock’s general counsel and monitored litigation.

• Acted as a liaison between Glock’s general and local counsel.

• Handled all docketing matters in AMICUS attorney software.

• Kept reports of blown pistols and drafted liability letters and other correspondence for warranty department

• Kept all Glock pistol listings current under the California Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale

• Kept all pistol dealers current with their annual Certificates of Insurance and Federal Firearms Licenses

• Created excel charts for annual legal department expenses

• Performed legal research in response to incoming correspondence

• Answered subpoenas

• Exercised due diligence in the sale and distribution of GLOCK products

Law Offices of Josh Sacks Atlanta, GA Paralegal Sept. 2005-February 2006

• Performed summations for medical malpractice cases

• Ordered medical records and prepared all documents including HIPAA authorizations

• Prepared trial notebooks, scheduled depositions and court reporters, reviewed discovery and assisted in answering discovery

• Proofread and filed pleadings

• Corresponded with all counsel and clients

• Performed case management and was responsible for firm calendar and docketing

• Created and maintained files

Top Echelon Contracting Paralegal June 2005-August 2005

Atlanta, GA

• Formed corporations and paid annual fees and maintained corporate books

• Prepared documents for commercial real estate closings

• Drafted correspondence to clients and ordered translators

Quirk & Quirk, P.C. Atlanta, GA Paralegal/Legal Secretary Sept. 2002-February 2005

• Drafted pleadings, calculated default judgments, drafted correspondence and proofread, corresponded with judge’s chambers, clients, creditors and opposing counsel

• Met with clients at office and in court

• Filed pleadings electronically, filed pleadings via mail including various court rules of procedure, filed pleadings personally as well as by courier

• Docketed hearings and depositions, performed legal research, organized sheriff’s service upon defendants in and out of state, prepared wills and handled probate matters

• Created and filed deeds and various real estate forms in court

• Filled out UCC statements and drafted commercial real estate closing documents

• Created corporations with the Secretary of State and ordered corporate books and seals as well as maintained annual fees with the Secretary of State

• Kept files organized and recognized and corrected any errors occurring in litigation

• Worked in a wide variety of legal specialties including contracts, dispossessory, criminal law, family law, bankruptcy law, torts and litigation

Education

Kennesaw State University Paralegal Certificate

Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI University Program (Equivalent to Associate’s Degree)

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word 2009, Lexis Nexis, PAIR, TESS, Word Perfect, Pacer, PC Law, Time Matters, Time Slips, Tabs, Basic Excel, Basic Powerpoint, Microsoft Outlook, Uniflow, MXIE phone system, digital and manual dictation, Westlaw, Internet, scanning (both PDF and TIFF), facsimile, typing 81 wpm, AMICUS software.

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