Samantha Wright Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, FL, US

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Serves as a vital partner to the Recruitment Team, HR Business Advisory Campus, HR International and Hiring Managers.
• Responsible for facilitating the transfer of international employees to the United States including, relocation, immigration, compensation, and other associated processes. This includes interaction with various.
• Manages domestic transfer processes for internal moves, engages directly with internal employees, and manages expectations affiliated with the process.
• Manages end-to-end “good faith” recruitment process as part of internal Green Card program. Responsibilities include posting internal and external job postings, resume screening, and processing documentation at the.
• Manages and maintains transfer tracker and disperses necessary information to all counterparts as needed, which includes monthly management reporting to the HR BAC, HR International, and other stakeholders as necessary

United States

• Served as a vital partner to the Talent Acquisition Team to assist with the successful onboarding and clearance of frontline workers with United Airlines.
• Responsible for candidate interaction from the time of verbal offer through to hiring, which includes offer letter creation, scheduling clearances with various vendors, tracking clearance results, dispositioning.
• Served as a liaison between the Hiring Managers, Recruiters and Corporate staff to keep everyone apprised of candidate status through weekly management reporting, weekly line station calls and clearance team calls.
• Proficient with use of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Taleo as well as Modern Hire for scheduling interviews.
• Managed and maintained candidate tracker and dispersed necessary information to all counterparts as needed. Arranged travel for candidates, when necessary and managed reimbursement of approved expenses.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

• The Office of the Vice President and General Counsel provides legal advice and representation to the University of Florida, its component units and affiliated entities, and to its employees. During my time in this.
• Assisted in the preparation of legal documents while overseeing administrative and operational efficiency to ensure smooth and seamless office functionality.
• Maintained administrator calendar and scheduling complex, multi-party meetings and undertaking special projects as assigned.
• Maintained client contact database, interacting as point of contact for incoming client issues and routing issues to each attorney.
• Documented minutes for FCPA Board of Directors and Executive Committee Meetings and serving as record keeper for official corporate documents.
• Leveraged superior organizational, analytical, & interpersonal skills to manage attorneys’ CLE credits, bar association dues, travel accommodations & complex cases.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

• The Office of Technology Licensing connects researchers with investors and industry to lead them through the commercialization process and maximize the potential of University of Florida’s innovation efforts. As a.
• Managing a portfolio of approximately 350 technologies working directly under the supervision of a Licensing Officer.
• Assisting with the evaluation of technologies and market assessments to determine potential opportunities for UF technologies.
• Served as liaison for patent prosecution between faculty members & researchers and patent attorney offices.
• Docketing and tracking patent prosecution deadlines and maintaining technologies as disclosed for each case within the portfolio.
• Delivering an exceptional level of service and support while consistently completing work ahead of schedule to propel productivity.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

• In this position I served as an Admin Assistant to three licensing teams, each team composed of a Licensing Officer and Licensing Associate. In addition to this I also acted as the Invention Disclosure Coordinator.
• Maintained and coordinated calendar/schedule of licensing teams for Oral Disclosure Meetings, conference calls, campus travel, etc.
• Served as primary contact for potential licensees who wished to engage in starting a business with the teams’ marketed and available technologies.
• Served as primary point of contact for Departmental Associates for setting Conflict of Interest meetings.
• When required, I took on the role of Administrative Assistant for Director David Day; balancing tasks from 6 teams while maintaining strict attention to detail to deliver exceptional level of support.
• Boosted efficiency by introducing a new standard operation procedure for onboarding Invention Disclosure Coordinators; enabling a smoother and quicker transition into the role.

• I was the Lead Litigation Paralegal for Chestnut Law Firm where I attended all trials and provided support to attorneys during the litigation process by getting involved in all phases: investigation, pleadings, trial.
• Provided team leadership as Legal Administrator within the Firm’s Gainesville operation of 12 employees; responsible for management reporting and weekly staff meetings as well as case management meetings.
• Served as lead trial paralegal coordinating a team of 12 (comprised of 6 attorneys spanning 3 different law firms, 2 paralegals, 3 law clerks and 1 admin. support personnel) in one of the largest tobacco trials in the.
• Introduced and implemented new case management software within the Firm’s operations and managed data migration project while managing a caseload of 80-100 cases of which 20% were high profile cases.
• Maintained and coordinated all aspects of the CEO’s calendar for both business and personal activity scheduling ensuring that all threshold dates and deadlines were met and adhered to.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

• As a Paralegal for Carl Carrillo, P.A, I made significant contributions to the firm effectively managing legal research, document preparation, and general legal support to drive streamlined operations. Key.
• Responsible for Case Management (avg. 50 files) includes drafting pleadings, memorandums of law, filing Petition for Benefits electronically with the DOAH website, drafting correspondence and communication with.
• Attended and prepared attorney for final merit hearings; drafted demands and initial complaints for personal injury cases.
• Managed attorney’s calendar ensuring all threshold dates/timelines from Case Management Orders were adhered to and met.
• Established solid and trusting relationships through exceptional communication skills and balanced multiple competing tasks within high-pressure atmospheres to maximize productivity and efficiency.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

• For over 2 years, I worked for a private law practice as the Legal Secretary where I attended all hearings and delivered an exceptional level of service and support while consistently completing work ahead of schedule.
• Greeted clients, answered phones, managed complex calendars, scheduled meetings, prepared legal documents, and maintained confidential records while ensuring adherence to internal policies to realize maximum efficiency.
• Responsible for all aspects of case Management which included editing pleadings and deferred prosecution agreements with the State Attorney’s office on criminal cases.
• Assisted attorney with event planning for the 2004 FACDL Annual Convention for which year he was President of the Association.