Jan Paulus Castañeda Email & Phone Number

Makati, National Capital Region, Philippines

• Works for an Australian Intellectual Property Firm• Assists attorneys in managing their intellectual property portfolio - including but not limited to filing patent, design and trade mark applications, docketing renewals and other relevant deadlines in the software and reporting official correspondences from intellectual property offices• Prepares client agreements, quotations and invoices for leads and clients• Ensures that relevant documents are properly saved and parties, dates and other details for all applications are correctly docketed in the software• Currently assisting two attorneys, one of them is the firm’s director and founder

Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

• Assisted in the preparation of various legal documents, such as but not limited to contracts, affidavits and court pleadings• Liaised and transacted with judicial, quasi-judicial and other government agencies• Assisted in reviewing and proofreading various legal documents• Performed accounting functions such as but not limited to assisting in preparation of clients’ tax returns and encoding and summarizing clients’ financial documents

Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

• Assisted in the preparation of various legal documents, such as but not limited to contracts, affidavits and court pleadings• Liaised and transacted with judicial, quasi-judicial and other government agencies• Assisted in reviewing and proofreading various legal documents• Attended mediation conferences in NLRC• Promoted from Bids & Contracts Associate to Legal Specialist within a seven-month timeframe

• Assisted in the preparation of various legal documents, such as but not limited to contracts, affidavits and court pleadings• Met with existing clients to discuss service agreements and other legal queries• Sourced out bid opportunities to expand clientele and assisted in preparation of bid documents

Makati, National Capital Region, Philippines

• Prepared and reviewed security service contracts • Met with existing clients to monitor their satisfaction and to know their concerns• Coordinated with the Operations, Finance and Human Resources Departments to ensure clients’ requests are met and clients’ concerns are addressed• Performed business development functions such as but not limited to preparing cost proposals, meeting with prospective clients and preparing bid documents