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Greater Denver Area

Manages high-stakes projects concurrently, including live-action video production deliverables, digital media asset creation, and coordinates dozens of complex research projects. Responsible for leading weekly Project Management meetings, to ensure deadlines are being met and hurdles are overcome. Maintains project calendars and acts as liaison between teams to accomplish goals.Sources vendors, organizes applicable governing agreements/contracts, and maintains working relationships. Particularly good at details and logistics management.Performs other essential duties whenever needed: manages the client on-boarding process; schedules meetings; books travel; coordinates travel & meeting logistics; and prepares, formats, & finalizes general correspondence & agreements.

Greater Denver Area

Managed firm-wide Intellectual Property portfolio, including trademark searches, application submission, & registrations; patent prosecution; and copyright filings. Maintained Intellectual Property docket and associated client communications regarding USPTO correspondence and deadlines.Specialized in the execution of new company formation logistics, including SOS filings, governing document suite finalizations, maintaining stock ledgers, and client support.Diverse skill set used across a wide variety of areas, including paralegal, executive assistant, and office management roles. Alternative title: all-purpose, paralegal ninja-rockstar.

Boulder, Co

Worked with firm attorneys on a mishmash of client projects in a dynamic paralegal role. Was principally focused on: trademark applications; patent filings; responding to US Patent and Trademark Office correspondence; revising, redlining, finalizing & circulating all sorts of contracts & agreements; ensuring compliance with strict corporate reporting laws; and helping counsel with complex financing rounds. Also enjoyed collaborating with the admin team regarding invoicing, client communications, scheduling meetings, and planning team building events. Specifically specialized in creating and implementing inventive business processes and procedures that increased efficiency and decreased headaches.

Longmont, Co

Served as in-house paralegal and worked with outside counsel on all legal matters, including: employee stock award agreement distributions; stock ledger management; maintenance compliance for the company's Intellectual Property portfolio; and state corporate governance filings. Worked with leadership to update and revamp the sales contract templates, and assisted with numerous extensive diligence requests during the acquisition phase.Was also responsible for: managing the execution process for all customer & vendor contracts; creating & maintaining a centralized electronic Contract Repository; and leading yearly employee HIPAA training presentations.Showcased a separate set of talents as a part of an internal team called "The Blockettes." This group was exclusively responsible for planning all company events & all team building off-site retreats, as well as organizing monthly company wide meetings; spearheading the logistics of a total office remodel/rebuild & eventual move; and innovating & maintaining an employee reward/incentive system.

Greater Denver Area

Was responsible for tracking critical deadlines and due dates for all litigation client matters, and the timely entry of records into the firms docketing database, CompuLaw.Assisted the litigation team with calendaring Federal cases, ensuring retention of source documents & docket confirmations. Member of the national docketing team, and assisted in the firm-wide roll out of the CompuLaw docketing system. Acted as CompuLaw liaison to newly trained counsel and paralegals.Worked with little supervision, in a high-volume environment, while maintaining a high attention to detail, and ensuring the timely processing of sensitive court documents.

Greater Denver Area

Gained valuable experience while working in a wide variety of temporary positions, including Document Clerk, Legal Department Liaison, Document Retention Specialist, and Contracts Administrator, among many others. Successfully completed many exciting and challenging assignments for various, high-level law firms and in-house legal departments, including Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell; The TriZetto Group; Qwest Communications; and Vail Resorts.