Experience

Constellation Pharmaceuticals, A MorphoSys Company

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Paralegal

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  • Draft, review, negotiate, and delegate (when appropriate) a wide range of contracts, including confidentiality, consulting, services, research, material transfer, and sponsorship agreements; • Liaise with internal clients and colleagues, CROs, and/or outside counsel, to expeditiously finalize, route, and track clinical trial agreements and compassionate use agreements; • Educate internal clients on contract lifecycle, parent/child relationships and other contracting basics; • Conduct contract management system training sessions for new employees; • Manage the contract system database and oversee internal processes to ensure efficient and proper approvals and documentation; and • Act as a liaison between the Legal Department and the business units in gathering and confirming facts, troubleshooting, training, and advising. Show less



Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

• Cambridge, MA

• Contract Management Consultant

  • May 2019 - Jun 2019

  Provided contracts management services to this clinical stage pharmaceutical company in support of its database launch, and other legal support services. Provided contracts management services to this clinical stage pharmaceutical company in support of its database launch, and other legal support services.



Organogenesis

• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Paralegal

  • Mar 2007 - Dec 2018

  Provided contract administration and general paralegal services to this regenerative medicine company. • Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated contracts (e.g., Clinical Experience Program Agreements, Clinical Study Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Consulting Agreements (HCP and Non-HCP), Contingency Search Agreements, Group Sales Agreements, Laboratory Testing Agreements, Leases (Real Property and Personal Property), Material Transfer Agreements, Quality Agreements, Services Agreements, Sponsored Research Agreements, Supply Agreements, and Tissue Donation Program Agreements) on behalf of internal clients; • Managed contract administration and departmental record-keeping practices; • Conducted and analyzed the results of preliminary U.S. Federal trademark searches; and • Educated in-house clients on contractual and trademark matters. Show less



Robert Half

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Paralegal Consultant

  • Jan 2005 - Jun 2006

  • Drafted and reviewed vendor contracts; edited and reviewed promotional and legal pages of a warehouse shopping corporation’s website; drafted U.S. Federal trademark applications, responses to Office Actions and Statements of Use for the corporation’s Legal Department; prepared liquor license applications; conducted online research on retailing and legal topics and presented written and oral presentations of related analyses to corporate officers, in-house clients and outside counsel. • Drafted and secured easement documents for the Leasing Group of a wireless service provider company; worked with public utilities and telephone companies to ensure accessibility to potential cellular tower sites; composed in-house title report memoranda by analyzing title searches, confirming ownership of property and identifying deed and/or mortgage restrictions, as well as possible zoning and environmental issues. Show less



Hasbro

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intellectual Property Paralegal

  • 1998 - 2004

  Provided trademark clearance and protection services to this leisure time and entertainment products company. • Educated clients on trademark law, product name selections, and brand development matters; • Performed U.S. Federal and international trademark searches utilizing SAEGIS® online software, in-house Microsoft Access® databases, and by conducting independent online research; • Wrote and presented analyses of internally run and vendor supplied trademark searches to clients; • Drafted U.S. Federal trademark applications; assisted in trademark prosecution; • Prepared and assisted with filing Statements of Use, Section 8 & 15 Affidavits, trademark renewals, assignments and responses to USPTO Office Actions; • Reviewed Watch Service reports and investigated third party uses of marks; strategized with outside counsel on trademark infringement matters; • Reviewed contracts to ensure compliance with intellectual property agreements; communicated Licensor/Licensee requirements to clients; • Edited artwork (packaging, press releases, commercials, print advertising, instructions and promotional materials) from a grammatical, trademark, and copyright perspective; • Conducted online copyright research in connection with music clearance projects; and • Wrote and presented intellectual property seminars to in-house clients and outside colleagues. Show less



Lotus Development

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intellectual Property Legal Assistant

  • Jan 1995 - Apr 1997

  • Assisted in filing, prosecuting and tracking international trademark and patent holdings; • Assisted internal clients with completing invention disclosure forms; • Reviewed Watch Service reports; • Edited promotional text and white papers; edited packaging copy, press releases, print advertising, brochures, and user manuals; • Wrote and presented an Intellectual Property education program to U.S. and International in-house attorneys and specialists; • Prepared and tracked U.S. copyright applications for software programs and user documentation materials. Show less