Carol J. McClain
Des Moines,IA
Summary
Motivated individual seeking a part-time or temporary/contract clerical position.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Foreign Specialist - Legal Assistant
McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC
Des Moines, IA
02.2019 - 12.2021
- Coordinated international patent and trademark filings and prepared and filed various documents with foreign counsel.
- Entered and updated foreign patent and trademark matters in Pattsy docketing system.
- Processed all incoming physical and electronic correspondence for docketing purposes.
- Communicated new and upcoming action deadlines to applicable legal assistant.
- Prepared and filed Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Obtained legalizations and certifications.
- Prepared assignments for recordal.
- Prepared foreign filing letters for submission to foreign counsel.
- Prepared foreign associate and vendor invoices for payment.
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Johnston, IA
08.2002 - 12.2018
- Independently managed process and workflow of worldwide trademark portfolio for Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
- Handled all aspects of U.S. trademark prosecution including trademark application and renewal filings utilizing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office online filing system.
- Acted as main correspondence contact to foreign counsel.
- Performed trademark clearance searches.
- Reviewed and processed domain name registrations and renewals.
- Managed and oversaw trademark portfolio budget. Consistently held annual trademark costs under budget by approximately 25 %.
Finance Specialist - Accounts Payable
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Johnston, IA
01.1998 - 08.2002
- Accurate input of vendor/employee payments.
- Audited employee expenses for compliance.
- Processed journal entries utilizing SAP.
- Obtained tax information from new vendors for 1099 purposes.
- Set up new vendor information.
- Reconciled monthly vendor statements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IAParalegal Certification - Paralegal Studies
Des Moines Area Community College
Des Moines, IASkills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Accounts Payable
- Data Entry
- Receptionist
- Customer Service
- Filing System Organization
- 10-key
Timeline
Foreign Specialist - Legal Assistant
McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC
02.2019 - 12.2021
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
08.2002 - 12.2018
Finance Specialist - Accounts Payable
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
01.1998 - 08.2002
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Mount Mercy University
Paralegal Certification - Paralegal Studies
Des Moines Area Community College
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