Management Assistant

Charlene Holder

** ****** ****, **** *********, NJ 08816

732-***-**** ǁ *******@***.***

LinkedIn profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/charlene-holder/24/b86/7a1

PROFILE

Considerable experience as an In-House Contracts and Legal Research Specialist analyzing, contracts and legal documents, primarily within Financial Services. Works collaboratively in order to expedite business projects, acting on priority issues without direct guidance. Business acumen coupled with an incisive approach ascertains and averts potential legal risks to clients. Legal documents are amended in accordance with such findings. Immensely knowledgeable in Intellectual Property and Compliance matters. Accustomed to providing assistance for In-House Counsel with pre-litigation research and Case Management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Community Law Centre, London Oct 2011

Case Support Officer (pro bono)

Upon meetings with clients, the exact nature of each case is established and directed to one of four Legal teams: Employment, Housing, Immigration or Welfare Rights. Initial recommendations are proposed to clients to fast-track each case and provide an efficacious service.

Supporting evidence and case notes are subsequently submitted to the corresponding Attorney.

Clients eligible for Legal representation are advised of the process pertaining to their action.

Education Admissions Appeals Company, London July 2010 - present

Appeals Panel Member

Panel Member sitting with Legal and Education specialists to hear appeals from parents whose children have not received their first choice of school. Deliberation with colleagues occurs in compliance with the Admissions Appeals Code in order to determine a verdict. Once a decision is reached the parents are formally notified and offered alternative schools within their locality.

Risk Reward Ltd, London - Risk Management &Training Consultancy March-July 2010

Legal Research Consultant. Requested by CEO to perform legal research assignment to complete Money Laundering publications.

*Produced papers on Corporate Governance, Due Diligence processes and High Risk indicators

*Researched Compliance/ FSA Regulatory/ Legislative changes in Risk Management

*Produced reports and articles relevant to Financial Services/ Money Laundering.

* Contractual analysis and Document Review of In-House Legal Agreements/ Third Party contracts

*Liaison with Publisher in addition to the Business Development & Global Marketing Teams

*Assisted Trainers/ Experts to collate training materials (esp. Head of Financial Crime)

*Anti-Money Laundering measures/ Compliance updates in the UK and emerging markets

* US Jurisdictional Regulatory Compliance: OFAC/ US Treasury/ FINRA/ SEC/ Sarbanes – Oxley

Fast Minutes Ltd, London Nov 2009-Feb 2010

Legal Tribunal Assistant

Produced official transcripts of court hearings and disciplinary proceedings, on instruction from various governing bodies. Provided additional Document Management support.

Completed documents were subsequently sent to the appropriate body/ parties.

Proficient in the following Legal software packages: Lexis, Westlaw, IPRO Tech

Azrights Attorneys LLP, London Oct 2008-Sep 2009

Legal Graduate Writer (freelance)

Conducted research on pertinent legal issues such as the illegal trade of counterfeit goods, and the adverse impact on the retail industry. Articles and reports explored the liability at each stage of the supply chain. A firm of emerging Intellectual Property specialists relevant to the information age.

Merrill Legal Solutions, London Jan-June 2008

Legal Documentary Evidence Assistant

*Trial Director Software used to facilitate Electronic Presentation of Evidence (EPE); Liaised with counsel/regarding order of trial/ proceedings *Livenote transcripts sent to Judge/ Counsel/ Chairman (Arbitrations/ Tribunals) *Proofread hard copies. Arranged/uploaded evidence to system *Set up network to transmit the evidence. Cases at Blackfriars/ Southwark Crown Courts/ International Disputes Resolution Centre

Undertook various temp roles including market research and content editing -May 2006-Dec 2007

Citigroup Ltd, London Spring 2006

Commercial Contracts & Litigation Paralegal - Legal technology group (fixed term assignment)

*Provided assistance for members of the legal team (Legal Director/ lawyers)

*Project/ Case management including legal research

*Active involvement in Service contract negotiation and Data protection within Financial Services and Legal Technology

* Prepared and reviewed information technology vendor agreements

*Created standard form contracts according to the company specification

*Drafted licensing agreements to protect Intellectual Property Rights

*Proofreading Commercial contracts and legal/ IT documentation for grammatical and legal correctness/ accuracy

*Drafted, reviewed and amended Service Level Agreements (SLAs) **Amended confidentiality agreements and NDAs

Barker Poland Financial Management Ltd, London Feb/March 2006

Private Pensions Assistant - General administration of SIPPs accounts for high net worth clients.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

C.L.H Music Publishing est.: protecting self-authored repertoire et al artists April 2007

ELSBC - Business training course for young entrepreneurs in London Nov 2008

Attended IP seminars at the British Library’s Business & IP Centre, and at Aug 2009

Law firm Lewis Silkin for Independent Music Publishers

–Specialisms covered: Intellectual Property Rights*Trademarks, *Copyright,

*An Overview of the Music Industry: Music Publishing/ Licensing,

*Artist Management, Rights exploitation, Royalty Payments, Synchronization

*Patents and Brand protection (for musicians and inventors)

Law Society accredited MPA Music Publishing Professional Development Course 2012

EDUCATION

Regents College of Psychotherapy & Counseling: Professional Mediation Programme 2012

Birkbeck College (University of London) – Master of Research in Intellectual Property

Modules: Commodification of Creativity; Brand Management (With the option to attain LLM)

Middlesex University - BA Law [2:1] Joint Honours 2003

(Modules incl. Consumer Law, Property Law, Contract Law, Company Law and Employment Law) Selected for A’ level Sociology initiative at the London School of Economics 1998 -1999

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