Legal Assistant

• Sep 2022 - Present

Patent Paralegal & Deputy Team Leader

• Feb 2019 - Aug 2022

Supporting 13 fee earners in the firm’s Oxford office, including two Partners and their team of Technical Assistants.Responsibilities include preparing legal documents and forms, monitoring deadlines, acting as a main point of contact for clients, dealing with incoming queries and communicating with patent offices, actively managing my fee earners’ Work in Progress (WIP) to ensure chargeable time gets billed in a timely manner, providing clients with a comprehensive overview of their patent portfolio and next steps/costs when requested, and assisting with non-technical responses.Additional responsibilities have included: producing guidelines to assist other paralegals with Deadline Management and subsequently holding virtual Q&A sessions; being selected to attend the Virtual CIPA Paralegal Conference in 2020 and handling the responsibility of producing a comprehensive set of notes for the rest of the paralegal workforce; and handling the process of recording a transfer of rights at various patent offices, following a client’s acquisition of 140+ patents and applications.• CIPA Qualified – completed the Introductory Patent Administrators’ Course (IPAC) in 2020 and achieved a Merit• Deputy Team Leader – assisting the Team Leader in supervising and training the rest of the Oxford paralegal team• Charities & Social Events Committee Member – I have taken responsibility for organising numerous events to raise money for the firm’s nominated charities, as well as a number of virtual and in-person social events.• Winner of ‘Best Suggestion’ made through the firm’s online ‘Suggestion Box’ twice (Q3 2020 & Q4 2021) Show less

CIPA Journal Editorial Board Member

• Jan 2022 - Present

Reviewing and approving proposed Journal content, as well as attending monthly meetings to discuss the focus of future issues. I have also written several articles for the Journal myself. Reviewing and approving proposed Journal content, as well as attending monthly meetings to discuss the focus of future issues. I have also written several articles for the Journal myself.

Corporate Law Programme

• Oct 2018 - Aug 2019

Property Finance Paralegal

• Sep 2018 - Feb 2019

Duties included opening new files and making initial contact with clients and other firms of solicitors, producing security documentation, file progression chasing, updating relevant spreadsheets, assisting fee earners with completions, preparing invoices, dealing with post-completion matters, and handling a number of redemption files of my own. Duties included opening new files and making initial contact with clients and other firms of solicitors, producing security documentation, file progression chasing, updating relevant spreadsheets, assisting fee earners with completions, preparing invoices, dealing with post-completion matters, and handling a number of redemption files of my own.

PASS Leader

• Mar 2017 - May 2018

Employed by the University of Bristol to provide regular sessions to small groups of first-year Law students to assist them with their studies.

Open/Visit Day Steward

• Jun 2016 - Feb 2017

Employed by the university as an Open Day Steward in June 2016, and as a Visit Day Steward in February 2017.Duties included giving tours to visitors of the university, assisting them in finding their way around campus, and answering questions in order to assist prospective students in making an informed decision as to whether to study at the university.

Fundraiser

• Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

An elected Fundraiser on the 2017-18 Pro Bono Society committee. Organised multiple charity events, resulting in over £350 being raised for the Avon and Bristol Law Centre. An elected Fundraiser on the 2017-18 Pro Bono Society committee. Organised multiple charity events, resulting in over £350 being raised for the Avon and Bristol Law Centre.

Vacation Scheme Student

• Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

Spent two weeks at the firm’s London offices, providing assistance in the Intellectual Property and Employment Law departments. Tasks included assisting with the drafting and proof-reading of contracts and client correspondence, assisting with the registration and renewal of client trademarks, assisting with due diligence, preparing case bundles and attending client meetings. Spent two weeks at the firm’s London offices, providing assistance in the Intellectual Property and Employment Law departments. Tasks included assisting with the drafting and proof-reading of contracts and client correspondence, assisting with the registration and renewal of client trademarks, assisting with due diligence, preparing case bundles and attending client meetings.

Professional Mentoring Scheme

• Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

Student Representative (University of Bristol)

• Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

Vacation Scheme Student

• Apr 2017 - Apr 2017

Spent one week at the firm’s offices in Reading. Tasks included providing assistance with various administrative tasks, as well as specific exercises that gave me an insight into the type of work done in each department. I also attended a hearing at the Reading Employment Tribunal and sat in on numerous client meetings. Spent one week at the firm’s offices in Reading. Tasks included providing assistance with various administrative tasks, as well as specific exercises that gave me an insight into the type of work done in each department. I also attended a hearing at the Reading Employment Tribunal and sat in on numerous client meetings.

Play Leader

• Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

Selected for the role of Play Leader after having worked as a Play Helper in previous years. Duties included organising the daily rota for Play Helpers, ensuring all health and safety requirements were met, and working alongside the Chair of the Committee in overseeing the Play Scheme to ensure the smooth-running of all activities. Selected for the role of Play Leader after having worked as a Play Helper in previous years. Duties included organising the daily rota for Play Helpers, ensuring all health and safety requirements were met, and working alongside the Chair of the Committee in overseeing the Play Scheme to ensure the smooth-running of all activities.

Hotel Receptionist

• Nov 2014 - Jun 2015

Duties included processing room and restaurant reservations; answering the telephone; responding promptly to emails; dealing with both in-house and future guests’ requests, enquiries and complaints; preparing briefs for the daily managers’ meetings; and helping with concierge and porter services where required. Duties included processing room and restaurant reservations; answering the telephone; responding promptly to emails; dealing with both in-house and future guests’ requests, enquiries and complaints; preparing briefs for the daily managers’ meetings; and helping with concierge and porter services where required.

Sales Assistant

• Sep 2012 - Oct 2014

Duties included serving customers, answering the telephone, ensuring the store was clean and shelves were fully-stocked, and helping lock up the store at the end of the day. Duties included serving customers, answering the telephone, ensuring the store was clean and shelves were fully-stocked, and helping lock up the store at the end of the day.