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SUMMARY Paralegal/Legal Assistant B.A. Business degree with legal assistant certification and over 20 years of corporate legal oil and gas experience. Accurate and detail-oriented with excellent research, investigative, discovery, and reporting skills. Concise and effective communication (oral and written). Key strength is ability to discover and prepare trial for Plaintiff and Defendant representations. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in fast-paced legal environment. * Drafting Legal/Litigation Documents Familiarity with Court Structures, Civil Procedures & Litigation Process * Knowledge of Local, State, and Federal Discovery Rules * Maintaining Calendar * Drafting Discovery * Conducting Privilege Review * Trial Preparation * Paralegal Research (Westlaw/Lexis) * Writing Deposition Summaries PROFESSIONAL EXPERDIENCE Boulware and Valoir, Houston, TX 2015 - PRESENT Paralegal - Small Law Firm Specializing in Intellectual Property * Taught myself basics of Foundation IP * Docket due dates for US patents and foreign patents for Boulware and Valoir * Completed docketing seven-month backlog of docketing of US and foreign patent correspondence for ConocoPhillips * Maintain file room at Boulware and Valor * Answer phone for Boulware and Valoir * Prepare and File Assignments for Boulware and Valoir * Draft reporting letters and other correspondence
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