IP Paralegal II

Cell: 917-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

DAWN CRAIG

Resourceful, grounded and solution-oriented IP Paralegal with a wide variety of professional experiences. Recognized for assessing operational needs and developing solutions to save costs and improve revenues. Well-organized, dedicated and hardworking with an internal drive to deliver excellent interpersonal, communication and team-building skills.

Experience:

2/16 – present TWC/Charter Communications NY, NY/Stamford, CT

Legal Administrative Assistant/IP Paralegal II– Legal Department

• Assists in transferring all BHN/CHTR/TWC matters into our IP portfolio database, Anaqua

• Provides patent litigation support for inventors and OC throughout application/patent process

• Proactively provided data and assisted during a legal audit which was passed with flying colors

• As a case manager, provide extensive Anaqua training to 10-12 outside counsels and their staff

• Supervises/executes the Patent Incentive Award Program to all TWC/CHTR Inventors

• Collaborates with Anaqua reps to confirm data verification for SOW submitted

• Close out IP granted/issued matters in Westlaw

• Assists inventors and outside counsel with any Anaqua support issues ie. providing access

• Maintain and update inventors contact information when provided

• Run data reports for various departments tin Anaqua and export to Excel for presentations

• Conducts IP granted patent searches on the USPTO every Tuesday

• Assist VP when needed for patent data, annuity fees and inventor assignments/declarations

• Worked closely with outside counsel to provide CaseTrack matter numbers for invoices

• Assisted with entering cases, legal holds, settlements and updating responses into CaseTrack

10/15- 1/16 QBE North America New York, New York

Legal Administrative Assistant – Legal Department

• Processed payment requests and entered travel/expense reports in PeopleSoft Financials

• Provided legal research and the legal monthly newsletter for the VP of Corporate

• Assisted with various projects and correspondence for Board Meetings with the SVP

• Entered invoices into Excel to maintain the budget for the legal department

8/05 – 4/15 New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia New York, New York

Administrative Assistant – Facilities Design & Construction Department (1/08 – 4/15)

• Orchestrated and managed a move for the department in December 2012

• Created a meeting schedule document for staff to submit when needing assistance

• Obtained Senior Management signatures on capital project funding request documents

• Created an Excel spreadsheet to track the approval/ACE letters signed for various projects

• Entered capital project funding requests into program, Skire, for SVP approval

• Managed the Director and 7 Project Managers schedule/calendar using Outlook

Physical Plant Staff Assistant – Facilities Operations Department (8/05 – 1/08)

• Processed operating requisitions accordingly into the program, Lawson

• Obtained approval and signatures for invoices from Directors & Managers

• Worked with Accounts Payable processing invoices to pay vendors on time

8/05 – 9/05 USTA US Open Tennis Flushing, New York

8/04 – 9/04 Summit Security

8/03 – 9/03

Security Guard (Yearly Event)

• Guarded the entrance and exit to the Arthur Ashe stadium

• Assisted ticket holders to their correct seats within the facilities

• Performed rounds of the stadium when tournaments ended to secure the premises

5/02 – 12/02 Law Office of Steven Kornstein Boston, Massachusetts Summer Internship - Legal Secretary (Family Law)

• Typed drafts, briefs and correspondence in time for staff, clients and court dates

• Provided research from Lexis-Nexis in time for deadlines

Education Certificate Programs while working at NYPH-Columbia

9/11 – 6/12 Baruch College New York, NY Human Resources

9/06 – 5/07 Marymount Manhattan New York, NY Paralegal

9/99 – 12/02 Newbury College Brookline, MA Degree: BS in Pre-Law

Skills - Computers (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet), WPM 65-70, Volunteers with The Food Bank for NYC

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