Kaneisha Payton
Brooklyn
Summary
Adaptable international litigation paralegal skilled at crafting dynamic database infrastructures, administrative innovation, and handling legal matters involving confidential IP or international trade litigation. A highly-efficient planner dedicated to personal and professional integrity, graduate of Columbia University in the City of New York.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP
02.2020 - Current
- Analyze, summarize, and profile legal documents, internal and external correspondences, and confidential information
- Facilitate the secure procurement and transfer of confidential materials from and to federal agencies, counsel, and multinational clients
- Docket reminders, deadlines, and maintenance dates for attorneys specializing in international trade litigation using LawToolBox automated docketing software
- Share trade litigation procedural knowledge with LawToolBox vendors in order to create customized automated deadline generation systems encompassing new rules, regulations, and an increasing variety of proceeding types
- Update and expand large, complex legal databases using iManage
- Prepare and file legal forms for cases involving the U.S
- Dept
- Of Commerce (D.O.C.), the U.S
- International Trade Commission (U.S.I.T.C.), the U.S
- Court of International Trade (C.I.T.), and the United States Court of Federal Appeals (U.S.C.F.A.)
- Regularly conduct administrative and legal research on the U.S
- Dept
- Of Commerce ACCESS website, the Federal Register, the I.T.C.’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS), and the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) and Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) systems
- Collate, organize, and monitor information about ongoing international and multinational court proceedings involving a federal and multi-agency courts
- Develop and implement Excel pivot tables and macros to create flexible roadmaps for proceedings and heighten efficacy of deadline and/or database management
- Craft, troubleshoot, and standardize A.I
- Prompts to automate administrative tasks involving non-confidential material for a dynamic array of projects
- Coordinate uninterrupted international coverage for clients by maintaining an internal calendar of domestic and international travel
Legal Assistant
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu
04.2019 - 01.2020
- Managed trademark caseloads for a leading IP Partner and five attorneys with multinational clients
- Reviewed, summarized, profiled and wrote correspondence to and from foreign associates
- Organized and led global filing, defensive filing, and refiling projects
- Developed and maintained a litigation cost tracking system for a client operating in over 80 jurisdictions
- Docketed reminders, deadlines, and maintenance dates for the Partner, attorneys, and their assistants
Bilingual Data Analyst
Apple
09.2018 - 04.2019
- Employed Japanese language skills to navigate, process, and analyze data at a regional Apple Inc
- Office
Asst. Language Teacher, Head of English Conversation (JET, Japan Exchange and Teaching Program)
Bunka Girls' High School
08.2015 - 07.2018
- Introduced multiple programs empowering students to use practical English
- Coordinated local intercultural activities
- Spearheaded English Conversation Department operations
Administrative Assistant
Columbia University East Asian Languages and Cultures Dept.
09.2014 - 05.2015
- Led administrative office support
- Connected students and staff to necessary resources
Intern
Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA)
11.2012 - 12.2012
- Performed clerical duties, data entry, and assisted with the recruitment process
Intern
New York State Assembly District 67 Office
06.2012 - 08.2012
- Prepared talking points for Assemblymember Linda B
- Rosenthal’s rallies
- Conducted legal research in order to draft responses to constituent inquiries
- Assisted constituents with legal paperwork
- Guided constituents to crucial legal resources
Caller
RuffaloCODY
09.2011 - 05.2012
- Raised well over $10,000 in various fundraising initiatives for Columbia University and its affiliates by engaging with prominent alumni
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Columbia University
New York, NY05-2015
Skills
- Legal research
- Case management
- Client communication
- Proficient in MS office
- Database research
- Filing system organization
- LexisNexis
- Deadline monitoring
- Legal document preparation
- Document filing
- File and records management
- Calendar oversight
Timeline
Paralegal
Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP
02.2020 - Current
Legal Assistant
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu
04.2019 - 01.2020
Bilingual Data Analyst
Apple
09.2018 - 04.2019
Asst. Language Teacher, Head of English Conversation (JET, Japan Exchange and Teaching Program)
Bunka Girls' High School
08.2015 - 07.2018
Administrative Assistant
Columbia University East Asian Languages and Cultures Dept.
09.2014 - 05.2015
Intern
Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA)
11.2012 - 12.2012
Intern
New York State Assembly District 67 Office
06.2012 - 08.2012
Caller
RuffaloCODY
09.2011 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Columbia University
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