Litigation Legal Secretary
Resume:
LUWANA SIMMONS
Baltimore, MD 21216
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EXPERIENCE:
THOMAS & LIBOWITZ, P.A.
BALTIMORE, MD
LITIGATION LEGAL ASSISTANT
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Responsible for two partners, and two associates.
Compose, revise correspondence, commercial, corporate and litigation documents.
Experience and knowledge of the Maryland and District of Columbia court systems.
File documents, e-file and by mail with the courts.
Revise and create pleadings for multiple projects.
Assess and organize document production for multiple projects, Bates stamp.
Schedule depositions and prepare deposition exhibits, trial preparation.
Attend and assist on depositions and trials.
Answers and screens attorney’s telephone calls, arranges conference calls; maintain calendar,
Makes appointments, travel arrangements, coordinates and arranges meetings, prepares agendas. Maintain timely input of attorney timesheets.
Experience with different types of pleadings; docket due dates/deadlines.
Review and process invoices from multiple outside vendors.
ASTRACHAN GUNST THOMAS, PC
BALTIMORE, MD
LITIGATION LEGAL ASSISTANT
9/05-7/2013
Responsible for two partners, and one associate.
Compose, revise correspondence, commercial, corporate and litigation documents.
Experience and knowledge of the Maryland and District of Columbia court systems.
File documents, e-file and by mail with the courts.
Revise and create pleadings for multiple projects.
Assess and organize document production for multiple projects, Bates stamp.
Schedule depositions and prepare deposition exhibits, trial preparation.
Attend and assist on depositions and trials.
Answers and screens attorney’s telephone calls, arranges conference calls; maintain calendar,
Makes appointments, travel arrangements, coordinates and arranges meetings, prepares agendas. Maintain timely input of attorney timesheets.
Experience with different types of pleadings; docket due dates/deadlines.
Review and process invoices from multiple outside vendors.
PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER, LLP
NEW YORK, NY
TRADEMARK LEGAL SECRETARY
2/02-8/05
Assist attorneys in trademark filings, renewals and other related matters.
Correspond with foreign associates.
File applications, foreign and domestic.
File 8 & 15 Declarations, Renewals, Recording Assignments and Name Change.
Assist with responding to Office Actions, Oppositions, Extension of Time to File an Opposition and other related matters in the TTAB, Docketing of all trademarks.
Monitor all pending matters, reports on status of pending matters to clients, forward monthly trademark docket and opposition/cancellation docket to appropriate attorney.
Perform Trademark searches.
Review and update trademark docket files, maintain and update follow-ups and deadlines. reconciles file folders with trademark mail.
OSTROLENK FABER, GERB & SOFFEN, LLP
NEW YORK, NY
TRADEMARK PARALEGAL
12/99-11/01
Assist attorneys in trademark filing, renewal and other related matters.
Correspond with foreign associates, Prepare and file applications.
Monitor all pending matters, report on status of pending matters to clients.
Prepare and file Statements of Use, Request for Extension of Time and 8 & 15 Declarations, renewal application, and respond to Office Actions.
DARBY & DARBY PC
NEW YORK, NY
LITIGATION ASSISTANT
7/98-7/99
Assist attorneys in filing documents
Maintain and update correspondence pleadings for multiple projects.
Filed documents in court.
Assessed and organized document production for multiple projects.
SKILLS: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Microsoft Excel, Corel WordPerfect, Worldox, Dictaphone, (75 wpm).
REFERENCES: Furnished upon request.
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