IP Paralegal and Arbitration Support Specialist

Emily Walker

San Diego, CA ***** +1-405-***-**** *****.***********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Providing excellent and innovative paralegal support implementing stellar paralegal training and over 15 years of experience in growing, managing, and maintaining clients’ intellectual property portfolios Willing to relocate to: Remote

Work Experience

Paralegal

Comanche Nation Entertainment Oklahoma

Paralegal

Hayes, Ortega, Sanchez LLP San Diego, CA

April 2026 to Present

Performing Union arbitration paralegal work supporting three attorneys. IP Paralegal

Freelance (DBA IP Personified) United States

January 2011 to Present

• Periodically providing contract intellectual property services for Biomedica Corp. and various firms/companies including developing SOPs for IP management.

• Periodically providing contract intellectual property services for International Strategy Group, LLC

• Providing intellectual property paralegal services; docketing coordination and supervision; developing best practices for intellectual property workflow; and meeting and exceeding 125-hour billable requirement for Buchalter Nemer Firm

(04/2013 – 11/2013)

• Provided contract intellectual property services via Virtual Paralegal Services Inc.

• Provided intellectual property services for Clark IP Law, PLC

• Provided contract family law paralegal services for Ferrier Law, PLLC in Fayetteville, North Carolina

• Provided contract intellectual property services to individual inventors, and companies including Rich Dad Companies, Inc.

Paralegal

Comanche Nation Entertainment Lawton, OK

August 2024 to October 2025

• Perform a plethora of tasks supporting the Nation’s legal needs including but not limited to commercial contract review, negotiation and execution, researching and applying Employment Law and assisting with Human Resources matters, and managing pre-litigation and filed litigation cases.

• Worked closely with outside counsel regarding all legal matters. IP Paralegal (Coordinator)

FlipChip International, LLC Phoenix, AZ

April 2010 to January 2011

• Creating the first internal legal department at FlipChip International. Responsibilities include managing current intellectual property portfolio, creating systems for docketing, and managing pending patents and trademarks, maintaining all issued patents and trademarks, providing legal information to CEO and CTO regarding all intellectual property matters, creating systems and procedures to assist in generation of new intellectual property, performing patentability and trademark searches.

• Managing and maintaining all contracts including NDAs, supply agreements, and purchase agreements. Creating and updating all legal documents and contract templates. Docketing, reviewing, revising, managing, and renewing all contracts and legal documents.

• Creating various procedure guides and PowerPoint presentations for internal and external use. IP Paralegal (Docketing Manager)

Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang and Waimey Los Angeles, CA July 2009 to January 2010

• Supervising two patent administrators working on docketing, Information Disclosure Statement filing, ordering certified documents and various other administrative duties. Recording all incoming and outgoing correspondence including all documents received from the USPTO related to patents and trademarks in the docketing software IPMaster. Creating and managing all workflow deadlines for eight attorneys and secretaries. Preparing and providing various reports to clients and coworkers. Handling all trademark matters. Reviewing all patents that receive Notices of Allowance for accuracy. IP Paralegal (Administrator, IP Operations)

International Strategy Group, LLC Long Beach, CA September 2007 to June 2009

• Arranged for the filing of foreign and domestic patent and trademark applications; renewed registered trademarks and patents; recorded trademark and patent assignments in various countries; drafted responses to examination reports and official actions; obtained reasonable quotes for all types of filings; conducted and ordered trademark availability searches. Created and maintained a complete and accurate docketing system. Developed interoffice procedures pertaining to patent and trademark prosecution. Supervised, trained, managed and instructed foreign associates located in India back offices in various tasked related to intellectual property prosecution and docketing; supervised in-house trademark and patent dockets for up to three attorneys; Created training materials for docketing, prosecution work and administered same; Reviewed and approved foreign counsel invoices for accuracy and monthly billing. Created marketing PowerPoint presentations and materials. Managed various business-related projects. IP Paralegal

Legal Staff Placement Agency San Diego, CA

April 2007 to September 2007

• McDermott, Will & Emery - Temp-to-hire position working for a new attorney with no workload.

• Foley & Lardner - Temporary assignment preparing patent Information Disclosure Statements. IP Paralegal

Dunlap, Codding and Rogers P.C. Oklahoma City, OK July 2003 to February 2007

• Patent prosecution responsibilities included domestic and foreign prosecution. Specifically, reviewing, working and maintaining docket for up to three attorneys; drafting and filing domestic utility, continuation, continuation-in-part, divisional, conversion and provisional applications; filing patent design applications and trademark applications; drafting and filing responses to USPTO office actions including restriction requirements; responding to compliance notices such as a Notice of Missing Parts; preparing Requests for Continued Examination, Notices of Appeal and Appeal Briefs; updating prior art references in firm database; preparing and filing Information Disclosure Statements; drafting, preparing and filing documents necessary in Ex Parte Reexaminations; preparing and filing assignment documents for domestic and foreign patent applications; drafting and assisting in preparing patentability and infringement opinions; drafting license agreements; ordering patent file wrappers; attending to maintenance fees; developing and implementing more efficient ways to proofread patents; preparing and filing requests for Certificates of Correction; preparing and filing PCT applications; filing domestic and foreign National Phase applications;

• Trademark searches, prosecution and maintenance in the United States and abroad;

• Copyright prosecution;

• Preparation and filing new business entity applications;

• Researching and retaining numerous foreign associates, patent translation companies and annuity companies for start of in-house foreign patent and trademark prosecution; responsible for obtaining quotes for foreign patent and trademark filings, amendments, reinstatements and annuity fees;

• Legal research of MPEP;

• Docketing relief;

• Assisted in patent and trademark infringement matters;

• Maintained Outlook calendars; scheduled meetings and teleconferences with clients; maintained close relationships with clients via email and telephone; prepared materials for attorney/client meetings. Trademark Paralegal

Education

Paralegal Studies (Some College)

Texas A &M Kingsville Kingsville, TX

June 2020 to July 2021

Paralegal CLE Diploma

Texas A&M Kingsville

January 2021 to January 2021

Paralegal Certificate

National Association for Legal Assistants (NALA)

January 2007 to January 2021

Paralegal Studies (Associate's degree)

City College Moore, OK

May 2001 to May 2003

Paralegal/Legal Assistant (Associate’s Degree)

City College

January 2003 to January 2003

Legal Office Administration (Associate’s Degree)

City College

January 2002 to January 2002

Associate's degree in paralegal studies

Skills

Budgeting Phone etiquette Client meetings Legal research databases Communication skills LexisNexis Legal experience - Legal experience (More than 20 years) Legal researcher experience Discovery preparation Proofreading Technical Proficiency Patent law Calendar Management Court hearing scheduling Compliance management Document Management Research Legal writing Legal negotiation iManage Progress tracking (project management tasks) Civil law Executive administrative support Court document preparation Document management systems Document review Intellectual property infringement litigation support Request for proposal Legal case manager experience Contract negotiation Legal secretary experience Microsoft Outlook Family law Document control within legal industry Various other office equipment, software, and document management systems Teamwork Version control Court case file organization Administrative experience Property management tools Legal administrative assistant experience Tooling Operational management Spanish Legal firm experience Microsoft Word Schedule management Applied behavior analysis Supervising experience Legal billing in CLIO, PC Law, Timeslips, Time Matters, and Amicus Patents Grammar Experience Estate planning Microsoft Powerpoint Clerical experience Legal client intake Pleading drafting Legal motion preparation Paralegal experience Leadership Salesforce Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) Writing skills SharePoint Marketing Employment dispute litigation support Attention to detail IT Database management Written communication Google Suite NIST standards SEO Legal document reviewer experience Legal Drafting Contract drafting Westlaw Contract management Trial preparation Filing Client communication Contracts Phone communication Digital legal archive Automation Subpoena processing Data entry Multitasking Typing Basic math Computer skills Fact checking Legal office manager experience Court record maintenance Negotiation Clio Intellectual property law Productivity software SaaS Civil litigation support Litigation Legal case management Information security Analysis skills Litigation exhibit preparation assistance Managerial strategic planning Casetext Editing Contract review DocuSign International law experience Law office experience Content review Trial material preparation assistance Legal administrative experience Legal research Filing court documents Cross-functional communication Databases Employment law Transportation management systems Overseeing training Managing litigation projects - Largest number of litigation projects managed simultaneously (3-5 projects) E-filing court documents Managing legal teams - Largest legal team managed (6-10 team members) Law office Social media management Customer service Operations management Procedural law knowledge Transcription Bankruptcy IDS Adobe Acrobat Task prioritization Employment law case experience Financial services Supporting legal cases - Largest number of legal cases supported yearly (More than 15 cases) Labor law compliance Human resources Collaboration with legal team Project management Appointment scheduling PracticePanther Microsoft Office Managing legal databases - Largest legal database managed (More than 10,000 records) Identity & access management Time management QuickBooks Project implementation Client email correspondence Decision making Staff development Office experience Corporate law experience Project scheduling Interpersonal skills Case Management Organizational skills Computer operation Contract law Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) Content editing Term negotiation Wills, trusts, & estate law Windows Legal assistant experience

Languages

English

Certifications and Licenses

Paralegal Certificate

October 2021 to Present

Certified Paralegal, CP

Certified Paralegal (CP)

Driver's License

CPI Certification

CPA

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