KOCHUMMEN MATHEW

**** ****** ***** **.

Laurel, MD 20707

Phone: 240-***-**** (cell)

E-mail: aczhyl@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To secure a position as IP or non-IP Legal Secretary/Legal Administrative Assistant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COUNTY ATTORNEY OFFICE (MONTGOMERY COUNTY) 2/2014 – 6/2014

LEGAL SECRETARY - TEMPORARY

Extended full legal secretarial support to Litigation Chief and five other Associate County Attorneys;

Typed interrogatories, request for production of documents, prepared numerous letters and memos by using Countylaw and interacted with other divisions in connection with processing the new lawsuits;

Prepared preservation notices to department heads for documents preservation;

Made required number of copies and mailed certificate of services;

Scanned different documents, imported and saved them into Countylaw;

Updated County Regulation/Code Binders upon receiving revisions;

Organized and updated case docket folders;

Made revisions to documents, printed documents, made copes and mailed them to opposing counsel;

Completed any other assignments given from time to time.

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 07/2002 - 10/2012 SENIOR LEGAL SECRETARY (PATENT PROSECUTION)

Assisted senior partner and associates with domestic and foreign patent prosecutions;

Prepared Provisional, Utility, Continuation, Divisional and PCT applications;

Organized and filed numerous documents with the United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) on a daily basis;

Examined attorney dockets to assure that all due dates are maintained;

Typed certificate of service and served them via e-mail or First Class U.S. mail;

Kept liaison with clients or clients’ representatives;

Made edits to legal documents;

Reported to client all communications that are received from the USPTO;

Assisted trademark attorneys and staff with their prosecution related matters;

Docketed various USPTO communications and in the CPI;

Periodically checked and replenished deposit account maintained with the USPTO;

Entered attorney time into the system;

Assisted other secretarial staff with their overflow projects; and

Managed multiple projects under strict timelines.

AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD 10/1998 – 9/2002

LEGAL SECRETARY Metro/DC Area

Provided full clerical and administrative support to Corporate Division attorneys and senior paralegals;

Assumed full responsibility for revisions and redlining of large corporate legal documents;

Recorded time entry for attorneys, paralegals, summer associates and served as custodian for confidential documents such as pleadings, discovery, and routine correspondence binders;

Orchestrated client meetings, set up travel arrangements, sent and received faxes, prepared and shipped out UPS and FedEx packages and answered phone calls on regular basis.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Associate Degree in Liberal Arts

Paralegal Certification from USDA Graduate School, Washington, D.C.

Proficient in iManage, FileSite, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, DTE and Elite

Typing speed: 70-75 words per minute

U.S. Citizen

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