Sam King Email & Phone Number

Crawley, Gb

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Venner Shipley is a leading firm of European Intellectual Property Attorneys. They offer a full range of intellectual property services covering patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, domain names and all other aspects of intellectual property, in all areas of science, technology and design. I supported the Head of Department, 1 partner, 4 associates, in the Legal Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation and Dispute Resolution team.My position involved carrying out the following duties and responsibilities;• Arranging client meetings and booking meeting rooms/restaurants • Extensive diary management • Responsible for registration of annual conferences such as INTA, AIPPI, and FICPI and ensuring timetables/events etc are available in both diaries and itineraries and updated accordingly • Assisting fee earners in ensuring their time is recorded properly and entered onto Inprotech on a daily basis• Maintaining and updating client details in both Outlook contacts and InterAction (CRM)• Providing agendas, attending and taking minutes at the weekly IP meeting.• Amending and formatting documents, document comparisons, audio typing File Notes, Articles and Opinions, drafting replies to correspondence and emails• Producing PowerPoint slides for presentations internal and external• Arranging UK and complex International travel including Visa’s/Flights/Accommodation and preparation of itineraries and trip reports. • Electronic expense claims on behalf of partners/associates• Opening and setup of new files including Conflict searches. • Billing and dealing with billing issues with knowledge of Inprotech and SOS Connect• Providing WIP reports and collating various financial reports and importing to excel• Archiving and maintenance of client records, e-filing and extensive paper filing• Preparation of bundles/indexes for trials • Liaising with the marketing team, helping at BD events including meet and greets

Wimbledon

Supporting 3 Partners, 3 Senior Lawyers, 3 Lawyers & a trainee.My position involved carrying out the following duties and responsibilities;• Preparing Rule 5/Hearing bundles, witness statements and exhibits for hearings at the SDT. • Drafting general and basic correspondence and undertaking basic/minor amendments if/where appropriate• Digital dictation - Typing of urgent correspondence and legal documents• Producing and maintaining initial budget estimates and budget uplifts to the client• Producing Agenda’s and PowerPoint slides for presentations internal and external• Type and circulate meeting notes to various client partners within the firm and import them to our CRM • Managing all diaries, ensuring they are up to date and reminding fee earners of meetings etc on a daily basis• Arranging meetings, booking conference calls including dial in pins, refreshments, checking rooms prior to meetings etc. and liaising with other attendees, both internal and external• Organising travel & hotel arrangements, booking and confirmation of reservations and dealing with related invoices• Photocopying, printing, organising couriers, sending out of letters, faxes. Perform conflict checks on the conflicts search system (CSS) opening and closing of files• E filing to VF on a daily basis• General filing, record keeping and archiving of files• Taking internal and external telephone queries, responding as appropriate and ensuring that all messages are passed on in a timely manner• Monitoring post and e-mails and dealing with as appropriate and ensuring that all client related correspondence is passed on to an appropriate fee-earner• I was the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) super user for my department duties included dealing with queries and training as and when needed, entering, maintaining and updating client details• Assisting fee earners in ensuring their time is recorded properly and entered onto VF on a daily basis

London, United Kingdom

Legal Secretary supporting 4 Solicitors. My position involved carrying out various tasks such as:• Diary Management (Internal and External) maintain diaries - arranging appointments / meetings, events, conferences, travel / accommodation and logging hearing dates as required.• Composing letters on routine matters such as payment of fee notes and sending out COT3 Agreements or Settlement Agreements which do not require the solicitor’s attention.• Screens telephone calls, answering routine questions, taking messages and/or referring callers to appropriate sources.• Undertake a variety of administrative routines without supervision in order to ensure the smooth running of the department/team• Copy and Audio Typing• Court Forms - ET1 & ET3 / Remission Forms • Creating general letters to Clients, Respondents, Union officials, Employment Tribunals etc• Prepare and sending out Invoices for our costs• Prepare and type up list of documents and Advice letters • Prepare witness statements and exchanging with Respondent • Booking counsel for hearings and preparing briefs to counsel • Responsible for paying outstanding Fee Notes/Invoices and Chasing for our outstanding Legal Costs • Billing - Prepare narratives for each file, ensure all time has been recorded. Close cases on case management system TCMS and checking account ledgers and time reports on CMS• Billing Trainer/Rep for ER Dept (Train staff in different branches on the System & Procedures including Accounts and Billing)• Mentoring Work Experience / School Pupils.

London, United Kingdom

Administrator / Junior Secretary. My position involves carrying out various tasks such as:• Conveyance experience – assisting secretaries with overflow of work• Responsible for all Post and DX• Responsible for the monitoring and ordering of stationery and equipment supplies• Delivering and issuing documents at the High Court and County Courts• Copy typing and faxing• Photocopying plans, bundles and bibles• Binding documents and paginating bibles• Daily reception cover and answering Norstar switchboard• Responsible for closing files and archiving• Banking and basic account duties including writing cheques and updating Client/Office cash sheets• Ordering couriers sorting out incoming post• Organising appointments for the board room• Responsible for the up keep of the law library (updating and ordering loose leaflet filing).• Providing general support to all secretaries• General Data Entry• Many ad – hoc duties around the office

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