Isa Goodwin

Marks & Clerk is the largest intellectual property law firm in the UK, with 8 offices across the UK and 17 offices worldwide. My role as IP Administrator encompasses the daily management of applications and granted patents, including filing documents and forms with patent offices, managing deadlines, events and status changes of patents, trademarks and designs including renewals, correspondence with clients, foreign attorneys and patent offices, invoicing, and translations.

Long-established intellectual property firm with a multidisciplinary team of patent and trade mark attorneys. Preparing and filing specifications and correspondence from mark-up and digital dictation, GB, EP and PCT patent application forms and any subsequently filed documents. Correspondence with clients, foreign attorneys and patent offices. Telephone, travel arrangements, file management, invoicing, occasional translations.

Worked for 2 equity partners and 2 senior associates, CEO-level support. Diverse practice areas. Handling all day-to-day correspondence, telephone, e-mail and diary management, travel arrangements, billing. Providing training to integrate new hires into the firm, assist with associate recruiting. Intranet editor for Munich and Düsseldorf offices, general user support (including IT admin support).

Global law firm with 34 offices and more than 2,400 lawyers worldwide. Secretarial assistance to diverse practice areas, including typing patent specifications and patent litigation documents, drafting due diligence reports, powerpoint presentations and other legal and business development documents.

Dahm Datensysteme is a small German software manufacturer. Assisted the Munich CEO and the sales representative, handling all day-to-day correspondence, diary management, travel arrangements and office administration, handling offers to and orders from clients, billing, provide telephone support to clients, coordinate work between offices. Preparation of presentations.