Legal Assistant Administrative

KIM CAMPBELL

New Brunswick, NJ *****

***- ***-****(H) 732-***-****(C) ************@*****.***

PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT

Strong paralegal/legal assistant experience. Legal support skills/knowledge which are transferable to any area of law, business, or corporation. Preparation, drafting, and management of contracts, legal documents, and reports. Manage, maintain, and organize expense reports and files. Manage correspondence, email communication, follow-up, and deadlines. Domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution. Maintained litigation files from inception to settlement. Follow-up of time sensitive legal discovery and investigation procedures. Interface with attorneys, clients, agents, inventors, executive level management. Knowledge of and experience with software packages including but not limited to Microsoft Suite, MS Word, G-Suite, time tracking systems, document management systems USPTO, WIPO, EPO TTAB and PCT. Strong time management, verbal, virtual and written communication ability. Continued educational training in all aspects of administrative, paralegal, business contracts courses.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS, Golden, Rothschild, Spagnola, Lundell; Atrium; Ajilon; Lieberman & Blecher; Verus LLC; HayStackID LLC, Central, New Jersey

Legal Assistant/Paralegal/Administrative Assistant 2019-2022

Various law firms and corporations. Provide administrative support to senior level executives. Assist attorneys in all areas of law.

Preparation and coordination of litigation documents including but not limited to motions and pleadings, from discovery through trial in response to personal injury insurance defense.

Maintained litigation files.

Calendaring and follow-up of time sensitive legal discovery and investigation procedures. Corresponded with clients, major insurance companies, New Jersey State Courts, regarding defense issues, status, settlement and/or trial of cases

Review and analyze personal injury and usage documents of asbestos related Mass Tort legal claims.

Analyze and verify the accuracy of large volumes of data.

Handle workflow of cases in case management system.

Gather, organize, and analyze critical case data and fact information. Conduct detailed client intakes.

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB, Princeton, New Jersey 2016-2018

Paralegal

Provided legal assistance to attorneys in all areas of domestic and foreign patent prosecution. Corresponded with outside counsel and the USPTO regarding status of respective patents. Electronically filed U.S. applications, response to office actions, amendments, IDS using EFS-Web. Docketing using Memotech software. Document management using First to File software. Preparation of business contracts Nondisclosure Agreements.

Prepared and filed formal documents, assignments, declarations, etc. Corresponding with inventors and outside counsel regarding formal documents to ensure timely compliance with U.S. Patent Office.

Reviewed, responded, and maintained incoming USPTO documents.

Maintained docket to meet time sensitive issues and deadlines.

Analyzed docketing system to produce reports.

Decreased department patent form preparation and procedure errors by 30% because of my research and compliance with PTO, PCT rules and compliance with MPEP and CFR procedures.

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LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK 2011-2016

Westfield, New Jersey

Legal Assistant

Provided legal assistance to attorneys in all areas of domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution. Filing of U.S. trademark as well as domestic and foreign patent applications. Corresponded with corporate clients, agents and USPTO.

Prepared response to office actions, amendments, IDS, POA, Declarations, and Assignments documents.

Secured formal documents and forwarding to agents to ensure timely compliance with U.S. and foreign Patent Offices.

Performed electronic filing via USPTO EFS-Web and TEAS,

Managed patent and trademark portfolios utilizing search and document management software such as IP Docs, IPDAS, Legal-key, TESS, Coresearch and CMFE as well as managed and tracked docketing using PATTSY and CPI system.

Increased productivity and eliminated backlog by timely analyzing, responding, and maintaining incoming correspondence to meet time sensitive issues and deadlines with regards to documents from foreign agents, USPTO and WIPO.

RANBAXY PHARMACEUTICALS INC., Princeton, NJ 2003-2010

Paralegal

Provided legal assistance to attorneys in all areas of domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution. Corresponding with the USPTO regarding status of respective patents and trademarks.

Performed research to determine use of trademarks.

Electronically filed trademark applications and renewal of existing marks.

Electronically filed U.S. and PCT patent applications, including drafting responses to office actions, amendments, etc.

Prepared and electronically filed POA, Declarations, Assignments and IDS’s.

High volume of corresponding with agents, and inventors regarding formal documents to ensure timely compliance with U.S. and foreign Patent Offices.

Maintained docket to meet time sensitive issues and deadlines. Manage deposit accounts and payment of annuities.

Increased proficiency of document management by utilizing iManage document management software.

EDUCATION

National Paralegal Academy, Jersey City, New Jersey

Certificate in Paralegal Studies

Jersey City State College, Jersey City, New Jersey

Major: Business Administration

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