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Leo Jennings
Attorney and Legal Project Manager
adrl2u@r.postjobfree.com • 202-***-****
www.linkedin.com/in/leojennings • Washington, DC
A top-performing Attorney and Legal Project Manager with extensive experience in legal operations management, directing cross-functional teams through all facets of daily operations to ensure adherence to strategies, policies, procedures, and best practices. Holder of JD, MBA, and BSME degrees. Registered Patent Attorney. Certified Licensing Professional. Qualifications Summary
• Recognized for consistently meeting and exceeding annual objectives, growing primary client relationships to foster on- going growth and revenue generation.
• Effectively deliver exceptional organization and time management skills, successfully prioritizing tasks and seeing them to completion with attention to detail.
• Proven success in filing over 100 patent applications annually, generating $700K in revenue YOY; leverage expertise in project tracking, monitoring, team leadership, and reporting.
• Provide comprehensive legal strategies designed to ensure effective protection of intellectual property and company assets, curating policies, procedures, and best practices to support growth and maintain compliance.
• Liaise with executive teams to outline short- and long-term goals, delivering strategies to ensure achievement, and drive profitability.
• Maintain working knowledge of evolving regulations and legislature to innovate process improvements and modifications to existing strategies.
Career Experience
Self-Employed, Washington, DC 2009 – Present
Independent Attorney and Consultant
Provided consultative services to a $200K+ per year client, delivering comprehensive legal strategies, direction, and policies in support of on-going growth. Liaise with executive teams to outline legal concepts, actions, and regulations to maintain compliance.
Baker Hostetler, Washington, DC 2001 – 2009
Partner
Co-founded an intellectual property group and established business plan for $6M in annual billings. Directed a team of 20+, cultivating highly effective teams through communication, leadership, and on-going performance management.
• Effectively minimized exposure and protected a multimillion-dollar portfolio of intellectual property assets in the US and internationally.
• Delivered $1M+ in annual client billings.
• Sourced and negotiated an acquisition resulting in $60M in additional revenue growth.
• Enhanced workflow for a team of 30+ attorneys and staff members through on-going process improvements. Previous positions include:
• Contract Author for Bloomberg Law (2007)
• Adjunct Professor for University of New Hampshire School of Law (2007-2019)
• Adjunct Professor for Georgetown University (2001-2010)
• Lecturer for Corporate Conferences and US Patent and Trademark Office (2003-3004) Page 2 2
Education
Juris Doctor
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
Master of Science in Business Administration
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Licenses & Certifications
District of Columbia Bar Admission
Registered Patent Attorney
Certified Licensing Professional, Licensing Executive Society
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