Liam Bragg Email & Phone Number

St John’S, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Responsible for recruiting and selecting support staff, creating and listing job postings, evaluating interview feedback, providing hiring recommendations and negotiating and presenting offers for all 4 offices. Further, I am responsible for coordinate onboarding activities for new hires.• Prepare confidential correspondence, including offer, termination, employment letters and employee memos.• Prepare and administer performance appraisals, including the annual review process and performance management reviews. • Assist in the implementation and communication of all Human Resources policies and procedures. • Participate in the resolution of Employee Relations issues.• Liaison between Human Resources and practice groups to identify training gaps and improve workflow.• Participate in workflow planning, including conflict and ethical wall issues, to determine required needs and strategies. • Coordinate and participate in all assistant and clerk team meetings. • Member of various committees within the Firm: Patent Practice Advisory Group, Insurance Committee, Practice Group Efficiency Committee and various event committees (Social Committee, United Way Committee, Charitable selection Committee).

Toronto, Canada Area

• Train and develop curriculum for new hires as well as existing staff in topics ranging from Intellectual Property, software and policies and procedures• Revision of existing training and precedent materials to keep current within a changing environment • Scheduling and instructing new hires and existing employees on current procedures and software• Develop training aids including training slides and handouts to assist in delivery of training and learning• Deliver one on one, group and online training sessions• Develop and implement technical and procedural training programs to support staff and professionals

• Instrumental in successfully developing and designing various policies and procedures, from initial concept, including the creation and implementation of the firm’s intranet, practice implementation, document management system, and training initiatives• Provide guidance and professional development to patent clerks, assistants, and students, through coaching, training, and mentoring• Preparation and submissions to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and Foreign Patent Offices, in accordance with Patent Office guidelines and deadlines, including:o Draft and prepare submissions for new applicationso Draft Voluntary Amendments, Requests for Examination, Office Action responseso Draft and arrange for execution of Declarations, Assignments, notarizations and legalizations and Power of Attorney documents for filingo Prepare the required USPTO forms for filing of new applications, Application Data Sheets, Transmittal Forms, etc.o Draft request for National Phase of PCT applications • Preparation of client status reports, cost estimates, while ensuring all clients are being provided with high-level customer service, in a timely manner• Communicating and working with foreign associates worldwide to facilitate filings and prosecution of time sensitive application.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Responsible for processing, sorting, and delivering of mail in an efficient and organized manner• Spearheaded file opening projects while ensuring all information entered is accurate and error-free• Docketing of deadlines, reminders and overall maintenance of files• Closing files, while following the proper policies and procedures • Reviewing all in coming email to the firm to determine importance and take necessary action• Responsible for conflict searching for all firm departments