Experience

Varnum LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Legal Assistant to Quality Control Partner

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Assist in law work specializing in the area of litigation. Assisting with confidential quality control issues and day-to-day work.

• Intellectual Property Legal Assistant

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Intellectual Property Patent and Trademark legal assistant for intellectual property work including patent and trademark e-filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office, preparing letters, emails, use and expertise of two docket programs and other miscellaneous duties. I create form and training documentation to be used by other intellectual property firm members on patent and trademark work. Lead intellectual property docket clerk for patent, trademark and copyright for entire firm Intellectual Property team using PATTSY docketing software. Lead docket trainer for intellectual property PATTSY docketing software. I initially created the firm's intellectual docket manual and update and revise it as required by USPTO changes and/or firm requested docket procedures. Show less

• Quality Control Assistant

  • Dec 2014 - Jul 2020

  Quality Control Assistant working with confidential information performing conflict searches of all firm databases. Position requires confidentiality, practicing creative and accurate search techniques and performance, proofing, and expertise in many databases and computer functions. Lead person in creating and revising conflict searching documentation. Lead trainer for new employees on this position.

• Software Training and Support

  • Mar 2000 - Dec 2014

  Help Desk Support - troubleshooting end-user issues using remote features, telephone or face to face contact. Troubleshoot and communicate potential problems and issues to other members of the team. Training End Users - on software via online/phone, classroom and one-on-one sessions. Create and develop training handouts, materials, outlines and manuals. Highly organized and use legal experience to develop procedures, policies and improvements in coordination with quality control policies.Special projects include Intellectual Property moves entailing extremely large file transfers with knowledge of firm database programs. Coordinating temporary staff, plan and strategize for entrance / exit strategies, working directly with involving attorney and paralegals and coordinating with quality control. Show less



Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

• Grand Rapids Office

• Executive Assistant to Partner

  • Aug 1985 - Mar 2000

  Law work specializing in the area of Intellectual Property. Manage docketing database. Created firm-wide manuals for patent and trademark law docketing for use designed to meet our quality control policies for patent law work. Law work specializing in the area of Intellectual Property. Manage docketing database. Created firm-wide manuals for patent and trademark law docketing for use designed to meet our quality control policies for patent law work.



Law Weathers Law Firm

• Legal Secretary

  • Aug 1984 - Aug 1985