Communicate with Clients for: ongoing and prospective projects; determine work flow and requirements for each project; educate clients with relevant and appropriate service offerings, process, policies and procedures;develop solutions that meet client requirements and work within the Client culture and work flow; report project status in accordance with Client expectations and Company policy; facilitate changes or modifications in accordance with Company policy;draft specific and appropriate Statements of Work and obtaining Client approval of same;draft specific and appropriate Job Specifications and obtaining Client approval of same; proactively identify changes in scope of work and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken to reassess, renegotiate or amend Statements of Work in accordance with Company policy;• Conferring with department managers to schedule projects and effectively complete all tasks in a timely manner, including:Develop and maintain systems and processes necessary for the tracking, planning and execution of projects in keeping with Company process and policy; Analyze short-term and long-term resource needs and adjusting project expectations as necessary internally and with the Client;Ensure completion of deliverables and adherence to timelines, including analyzing and resolving issues that have the potential to jeopardize performance and or ability to meet agreed-upon deliverables;Review and approve deliverables in a timely manner in preparation for billing of services;Support Clients with technical expertise throughout the project lifecycle;Respond to Clients and all staff personnel in a timely manner;Serve as technical resource for projects. Provide innovative and strategic input for projects and corporate processes.Develop and monitor department budgets including labor, travel, and training.Support business development through client presentation/meetings; proposal writing and review.

Assist the E-Discovery team in various litigation matters by:Responsible for tracking documents for end-to-end discovery production, including collection issues, data collections, and transfer of data to vendor for processing;Draft and review custodian/vendor documents such as contracts, data assessment forms, and data processing guidelines; Assist in-house attorneys and outside counsel in document collection, due diligence, and production reviews; Assist forensics team in necessary data collections from sources within the organization; Monitor vendor and reviewers with ongoing production reviews, workflow, to comply with production deadlines;Create and provide reports indicating the status of pending assignments or matters; Provide status updates on cases or other legal matters; andAssist with department projects as assigned.Prolific use of Driven’s One, Equivalent Data’s Needlepoint, Kiersted’s K4, Relativity, and Clearwell e-discovery tools for project management and data review.

Duties included providing advanced legal assistance for multiple attorneys in the Intellectual Property Group in Austin, TX and Toulouse, France offices. Maintain and monitor daily calendars to ensure deadlines are kept, in addition to unexpected daily assignments as requested, such as legal research for unique legal issues. Prepare drafts of legal pleadings based on research, and provide feedback to regarding legal requirements for the petition. Department backup for Executive support, including calendar, travel, and expenses. Process and prioritize all incoming documents to ensure all deadlines and/or policies are followed. Obtain/notarize contract signatures, and any supporting documentation for and prepare patent applications for filing. Backup AutoCAD draftsperson.Daily use of Illustrator II, AutoCAD 2009, Visio, Adobe, Corel, and Microsoft products. Also, the US Patent Office’s online electronic filing system.*Special projects include a) coordinating with over 40 employees, domestic and international, to create standard operating procedures and implementing electronic filing process with the US Patent and Trademark Office, b) coordinate and implement “paperless” process within the department, and in our European & Asian offices. *Department project – ProBono work with Volunteer Legal Services for parents of special needs children.

Duties include providing advanced legal assistance for multiple attorneys; drafting discovery requests/responses, fact sheets, ESI Agreements, and correspondence, analyze and research information in support of litigation, reviewing case files, maintaining case calendars. Coordinates depositions, court appearances, and meetings. Assist attorneys in preparation for trial, hearings, and depositions. Directs and coordinates office activity. Clients ranged from national corporations to individuals.Law firm specialized in surety and fidelity law, insurance law, repossession law, writs of sequestration, personal injury cases, multiple areas of administrative law, and real estate law. Daily use of Adobe, Corel, and Microsoft products. Also, an online database supported by Oracle.*Additional duties for surety clients comprise of monitoring contracts for troubled accounts, negotiate LD’s with Obligees/Owners, takeover agreements, etc.

duties included assisting Vice President and In-House Counsel with subrogation matters, provide President with Claims Accounts Payables, audit claim files, track process of sub-claims, open/close files, loss runs, assist in collections, and monitor contract progress and funds distribution.

Assist the President with matters pertaining to all aspects of the business and office. A/P, A/R, collections, reconciling accounts, in-house production of a quarterly newsletter, association management details, payroll, payroll & sales tax reports, employee commission reports, database / computer administrator, and basic office managerial duties. Extensive contact with vendors to maintain our customer’s satisfaction, and timely delivery of products. Answer questions concerning legal issues and procedures of a Texas Notary Public.Maintain client bond accounts, and assess needs for additional policies, create marketing plans for new clients, A/P, A/R, account reconciliation, all record keeping.