Real Estate Legal Secretary
Resume:
Cynthia Baldemor
Richmond, TX 77407
***********@*****.***
SYNOPSIS:
Active Texas Real Estate Sales license (since 2005)
Over 20 years of administrative/legal experience in the areas of Civil/Personal Injury Litigation, IP Prosecution/Infringement, Corporate, Employment, Real Estate and Transactional
Knowledge of Federal and State e-filing system;
Strong organizational, computer and administrative skills
Ability to prioritize and work with minimal supervision
Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
Detail oriented and a team player
Knowledge of USPTO Public/Private PAIR and EFS-Web
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Real Estate (TX) – Realty Associates – 1223 Antoine Dr., Houston, TX 77055
July 2011 – August 2015 - Intellectual Property/Litigation Paralegal (Contract)
Duties:
Performs patent/trademark research via USPTO PAIR;
Preparation of patent applications for filing with the USPTO;
Preparation of responses to Office Actions and electronically files them;
Interaction with clients and foreign associates regarding formal documents and maintenance fees.
Drafts pleadings and electronically files them (federal and state);
Drafts and distributes discovery documents;
Composes correspondence, reports, memoranda and legal documents from dictation, drafts, handwritten or oral instructions as directed by assigned attorney(s);
Enters attorney time and bills clients;
Coordinates office functions, such as court calendar management and scheduling depositions, mediations, corporate meetings, and site visits; ensures open lines of communication and satisfaction of deadlines through execution of dated correspondence;
Makes travel arrangements.
July 2009 to July 2011: Intellectual Property/Litigation Paralegal
Browning Bushman P.C.
5851 San Felipe, Suite 975
Houston, TX 77057
Duties:
Prepares and files formal documents in a timely manner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
Handles administrative aspects of U.S. and foreign patent prosecution (Responses to Office Actions; IDS, Amendments; Patent and Trademark searches; PCT Applications; obtains inventor signatures);
Monitors and maintains attorney(s) case dockets;
Maintains case files and docketing system;
Composes correspondence, reports, memoranda and legal documents from dictation, drafts, handwritten or oral instructions as directed by assigned attorney(s);
Types pleadings for electronic filing; prepares discovery documents for distribution; handles deposition scheduling; makes travel arrangements.
September 2007 to April 2009: Trademark/Litigation Legal Secretary
Adams and Reese LLP
1221 McKinney, Suite 4400
Houston, TX 77010
Duties:
Assists attorneys with litigation/arbitration matters;
Drafts pleadings and electronically files them;
Drafts and distributes discovery documents;
Composes correspondence, reports, memoranda and legal documents from dictation, drafts, handwritten or oral instructions as directed by assigned attorney(s);
Enters attorney time and bills clients;
Makes travel arrangements.
February 2002 to September 2007: Transactional/Litigation Legal Secretary
Schirrmeister Diaz Arrastia-Brem, LLP
700 Milam, 10th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Duties:
Provides legal secretarial support in the areas of Commercial, Energy, Personal Injury (Plaintiff and Insurance Defense), Corporate, Appeals, Labor & Employment, and Securities litigation;
Prepares pleadings and files them electronically;
Prepares discovery documents;
Composes correspondence, reports, memoranda and legal documents from dictation, drafts, handwritten or oral instructions as directed by assigned attorney(s);
Enters attorney time;
Makes travel arrangements.
January 1995 to February 2002: Contract Legal Secretary – Civil Litigation
Houston, TX
Duties:
Provides legal secretarial support to various law firms in the areas of Transactional, Intellectual Property, Commercial, Energy, Banking & Finance, Personal Injury, Environmental, Corporate, Tort, Appeals, Labor & Employment, and Securities litigation;
Timely and complex preparation of cases from discovery to trial phase;
Coordinates office functions, such as court calendar management and scheduling depositions, mediations, corporate meetings, and site visits; ensures open lines of communication and satisfaction of deadlines through execution of dated correspondence;
Prepares content-specific case files for attorneys reflecting supporting forms, documentation, and photographs for use during client presentations and depositions;
Liaison between attorneys, clients, insurance carriers, healthcare providers, law firms, and government agencies;
Drafts extensive medical summaries, chronologies, and medical specials lists in preparation for depositions and trial;
Drafts pleadings and electronically files them;
Drafts discovery documents for distribution.
March 1987 to January 1995: Litigation Legal Secretary to General Counsel
Enron Corp
1600 Smith Street
Houston, TX 77002
Duties:
Drafts pleadings, discovery documents and correspondence;
Transcription and typing of correspondences and other documents;
Makes travel arrangements;
Monitors incoming mail, faxes, e-mails and distributes them accordingly; performs conflict checks; schedules appointments, depositions, and meetings, making sure they are calendared accurately.
February 1983 to March1987: Floater Legal Secretary
Vinson & Elkins, LLP
Houston, TX
Areas of support: Insurance Defense Litigation; Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Labor & Employment, Health Care, and Corporate Transaction.
July 1980 to February 1983: Legal Secretary/Paralegal
J. M. Little & Associates
Real Estate Developer/Attorney
Houston, Texas
Assists real estate developer/attorney in the preparation of loan acquisitions and closings, leasing, dispositions and development.
EDUCATION: Katharine Gibbs School
Pan Am Building, 200 Park Avenue
New York, NY
Jersey City State College
Jersey City, NJ (1976-1980)
Bachelor of Fine Arts
(1976-1980)
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