Legal Secretary - Trademark

o Education

San Francisco State University-Multimedia Studies Program:

Web Design Intensive, Spring Term 2001 – completed June 2001

University of Illinois – Chicago.

Graduated June 1975; Bachelor of Arts: Speech and Theatre major.

o Skills

• Legal and Financial Industries

• Trademark Filings (foreign and domestic)

• Proofreading

• Editing

• Redlining

• Presentations

• MS Word

• Excel

• Powerpoint

• Visio

• MS Access

• CPI Docketing System

o Work Experience

THELEN LLP (San Francisco). Legal Secretary-Trademark • March 2002 to November 30, 2008

Assisting Trademark Attorneys and Paralegals. Processing legal documents for filing in both U.S. and foreign trademark jurisdictions. Communicating with clients, USPTO and foreign associates regarding both their client’s US trademark portfolios and firm’s client’s foreign trademark portfolios. Maintaining files for client’s trademark portfolios. Responsibility for various reporting projects.

THELEN, REID & PRIEST (San Francisco) • June 2001 to March 2002

Legal Support Specialist. Hourly employee for Legal Support Services including document production and editing, proofreading, redlining.

LILLICK & CHARLES LLC (San Francisco) • September 2000 to January 2001

Lead Document Processor. Legal document production using MS Word 97, Excel 97, MS Access 97, DocsOpen document management utility, DeltaView redlining utility, Adobe Acrobat PDF Form Maker. Responsible for production and coordination of workflow.

HOTPAPER.COM, INC. (San Francisco) • November 1999 to July 2000

Content Programmer. Document processing and automation for Internet-based business. Involved in the development of procedures and processes of document automation technology. Created user-interface protocol and web-form conventions for company’s proprietary software application. Developed automation tools in conjunction with technology/web-development team. Created documentation and took part in decisions as to the nature and format of content materials on the Internet and for corporate clients and business partners.

DRESDNER RCM GLOBAL INVESTORS LLC (San Francisco) • April 1994 to September 1999

Document Processing Specialist. Responsible for production of a wide variety of document types using Word 97, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, PhotoShop and Access. High level of skill in Word utilizing master document functions, table of contents functions, field codes and data files, graphic functions and design and setup. Coordination of processing of legal and compliance documentation, finding and implementing solutions to document processing issues and documenting procedures. Responsible for file management within department. Training and troubleshooting for operators within and outside the department. Detail oriented and proficient in proofreading, editing and grammar.

THELEN, MARRIN, JOHNSON & BRIDGES (San Francisco) • May 1990 to April 1994

Legal Support/Word Processing Operator (Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0a; WANG; PageMaker 4.0). Legal word processing production, including document transfers and conversions, automated redlining and desktop publishing. Performed as assistant trainer for Microsoft Word for Windows during firm’s conversion period, assisted computer support in troubleshooting and member of committee on styles and procedures for the new software.

o References

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