Michelle Burge

About Michelle Burge

I am an experienced Legal Assistant/Paralegal with skills in General Litigation…

Experience

1. Paralegal Assistant - Patent Prosecution

   Perkins Coie

   Dec 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Update and organize client records (physical and electronic).•Draft simple reporting correspondence to client and forward to paralegals for review.•Draft simple U.S. patent prosecution documents for paralegal or attorney review and comments.•Perform computer database input and retrieval.•Organize documents or reports for in-house and/or outside distribution.•Conduct on-line searches for U.S. and international patents and publications.

Education

• Mercer Jr. High School

  Mass Communications

• Cleveland High School

  Journalism, Mass Communications

  1978 — 1981

• Cannon Financial Institute

  Certificate, Fiduciary Administration

  2000 — 2001

• Highline College

  A.A.S., Paralegal

  2011 — 2012

Skills

• Analysis
• Intellectual Property
• Leadership
• Pleadings
• Customer Service
• Mediation
• Real Estate
• Public Speaking
• Document Review
• Administration
• Paralegals
• Research
• Management
• Microsoft Word
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Courts
• Notary Public
• Event Management
• Access
• Family Law
• Microsoft Office
• Document Drafting
• Teamwork
• Banking
• Trials
• Legal Assistance
• Criminal Law
• Personal Injury
• Legal Issues
• Civil Litigation
• Administrative Assistance
• Multi-Line Phone
• Wordperfect
• Pacer
• Outlook
• Corporate Law
• Administrative Assistants
• Event Planning
• Legal Research