Susan Vahey

Looking for a paralegal position

Newton Centre, Massachusetts, United States

About

I have extensive experience in litigation, trial preparation, research, writing and document analysis as well as recent experience in intellectual property. My goal is to work with a firm in litigation or other work requiring my analytical, organizational, research, writing and communications expertise. Specialties: Trial preparation, document review and document analysis, document organization, legal research, legal writing, trial team work, electronic filing in litigation, patent and trademark

Experience

  • paralegal at Looking for a paralegal position
    Nov 2008 - Present · 17 yrs 8 mos

    Paralegal work in litigation, document review or IP

  • Legal document preparer at Robert Half Legal / Samek & Kennedy
    Oct 2009 - Oct 2009 · 1 mo

    Transcribing, typing and proofing legal documents for immediate service on opposing counsel.

  • Legal forms at Global American Staffing / Tentindo, Kendall, Canniff & Keefe LLP
    Nov 2008 - Dec 2008 · 2 mos

    Legal forms conversion; adapting workers’ compensation legal forms and converting OCR for coordinating database information between ProLaw and Adobe.

  • Patent Legal Secretary at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
    Jan 2008 - Nov 2008 · 11 mos

    Patent and trademark paralegal and assistance work, including: • Prepared and filed patent documents in U.S. and foreign cases, including contact with clients and inventors, drafting shell documents, proofing, electronic filing, calculation of patent term adjustments. • Maintained docket calendar for attorneys and technical specialists, including reminder system and updates. • Entered IDS references into Access database, including scanning, clean-up editing and text conversion. • Tracked cases and conducted research on USPTO (including Private PAIR) and other websites. • Handled Correspondence, client contact, travel arrangements, attorney time and billing. • Created and adapted forms and documents for filing.

  • Patent and Trademark Legal Assistant at Robert K. Tendler, Esq.
    Aug 2003 - Jan 2008 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Patent and trademark paralegal and assistance work, including: • Prepared patents, trademarks and related documents for filing with USPTO, PCT and Trademark Office. • Managed docketing and calendar, including creation of case catalogues, improved docket system, streamlined system for responding to office actions. • Drafted, proofed and edited text documents and drawings, with attention to content and strategy. • Managed files, created and adapted forms, noting changes in rules and fees. • Researched and kept track of cases on USPTO (including Private PAIR) and other websites. • Transcribed tape and shorthand dictation; drafted and sent correspondence. • Contacted clients, inventors, PCT and USPTO, including examiners.