BRENDA E. CANADA

PO Box **** • New York, NY ***** • 347-***-**** • adu56p@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Motivated legal professional seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant position where I can apply my years of experience while gaining additional skills.

EDUCATION:

CUNY SPS, Online

Bachelor Degree-Business (HR) Expected Spring 2023

Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA

Associate Degree-Paralegal Studies (1995)

EXPERIENCE:

8/29-11/10/22 Merchant & Gould P.C.

Legal Assistant

•Provide support to Managing Partner and three Associates

•Processed reimbursements, expenses, and invoice processing/payments

•Draft discovery shells

•Open new client/matters

•Combine large .pdf projects

•E-File in Federal Court (SDNY)

•Handle office duties (order supplies/pantry/kitchen fulfilment)

•Calendar due dates

9/21-8/26/22 Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.

Legal Assistant/Receptionist

Provide support to a Partner and two Associates

Answer NY main phone line and greet visitors

Draft discovery demand for a Workers’ Compensation authorization

Draft Demand for Authorizations and cover letter

Draft letter to Plaintiff’s counsel requesting updated medical authorizations and duly executed Workers’ Comp Release

Draft Good Faith letter regarding discovery and inspection

Prepare and edit Exhibit pages

Draft Stipulation to Motion fully briefed

Draft letter to “all parties” requesting responses to discovery

Open mail, save, email, and distribute hard copies to attorneys

Edit Deeds and finalize

File Affidavits of Service via NYSCEF

File Order to Show Cause Motion w/Exhibits via NYSCEF

2/17-4/20 Goldberg Segalla LLP

Legal Assistant-Insurance Defense

Provided support to three Partners

Processed reimbursements, expenses, and invoice processing/payments

Responsible for process of service of summons/complaints

Wrote cover letters, proofread, and finalized all correspondence

Drafted cover letters and tracked settlements related check processing and disbursements

Processed new client/matter, conflict checks, and new matter forms

Prepared, edited, and served motions, memoranda of law, discovery demands and responses, including preparation of TOCs and TOAs and transcribed audio w/foot-pedal

Reviewed, edited, and prepared client pre-bills and entered time entries

E-filed legal documents through court ECF systems

Managed attorneys’ calendars, including court deadlines and appearances, client meetings, conferences, and travel

9/13-4/16 Perkins Coie LLP

Patent Procurement Secretary

Provided domestic and foreign patent prosecution secretarial support to Associate, Paralegal, and Senior Patent Agents

Prepared reporting letters to clients for US/GB issued patents as well as reporting emails

Assisted in the preparation of applications, responses, and other patent prosecution documents for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Downloaded patents and managed Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) requests

Reviewed and maintained attorney’s dockets and entered time into timekeeping system

Prepared correspondence, routed mail, maintained client files, and screened attorney’s incoming phone calls

Scheduled examiner interviews and prepared documents required for response

Created, maintained, and distributed meeting materials for client matters

Coordinated and arranged meetings, conference calls, travel arrangements, and handled invoices/proformas

Processed expense reports and check requests and provided support in making travel arrangements and appointments

Tracked expenses and client account codes using Chromeriver

10/06-9/13 Perkins Coie LLP- 1201 3rd Ave #4900, Seattle, WA 98101

Product Liability Litigation Secretary

Supported product liability Partners, Counsel, and Associates on behalf of client actions against manufacturers and distributors

The actions concerned a wide variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, aviation, consumer products, asbestos, software, and class actions

Filed and served pleadings, motions, and other documents in State and Federal court via paper or electronically

Composed and revised documents, including pleadings, letters, subpoenas, notices, motions, and proposed orders

Coordinated the docketing of dates and revised attorney calendars, and scheduled telephone conferences/meetings

Created deposition/trial notebooks and scheduled MSJ hearings, mediations, depositions, and court reporters

Processed expense reports and check requests

Provided support in making travel arrangements, appointments, depositions, and court appearances

10/01-8/06 Perkins Coie LLP-1201 3rd Ave #4900, Seattle, WA 98101

Patent Litigation Secretary

Supported patent litigation Partners, Counsel, and Associates on behalf of client actions against patent infringement claims over inventor ownership.

Filed and served pleadings, motions, and other documents in Federal court via paper or electronically.

Downloaded patents, handled PAIR requests, train/mentor new secretaries, handled in-house CLEs.

Composed and revised documents, including pleadings, letters, subpoenas, notices, motions, and proposed orders.

Coordinated the docketing of dates and revised attorney calendars, and scheduled telephone conferences/meetings.

Created deposition/trial notebooks and scheduled MSJ hearings, mediations, depositions, and court reporters.

Processed expense reports and check requests. Provided support in making travel arrangements, appointments, depositions, and court appearances.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Suite (2007-2019), Typing 70+wpm, Acrobat Pro, Phantom, Nitro Pro, Nuance, iManage, Litify, Workshare, E-filing (State/Federal), Westlaw, PACER, Compulaw, CourtTrax, TOC/TOA, InApp Time (DTE), LegalKey, Cliqbooks/Concur, Elite3E, Foundation IP, USPTO-PAIR, PBI, File Site/MacPac, eDocs, Chromeriver, Resource Scheduler, Walz (Certified, Return, Receipt), Teams, Zoom, WebEx Meet, Expert Time, iTimekeeper, Bookmark PDFs, and Hyperlinks

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