Detailed oriented professional with almost 2 years of experience in audit and vendor oversight, seeking to leverage expertise in a challenging role.
Dedicated to ensuring adherence to industry standards and optimizing operational efficiency through strategic audit practices and vendor partnerships.
Joined Anaqua as a “Principal IP Analyst (QA)” in September 2023.
· Mentored and trained new team members in consonance and conformance with the internal process and procedures, including audit review and US legal support process.
· Responsible for regular review status reports and urgent client requests and queries.
· Conducted thorough IP audits and due diligence, identifying potential risks and advising on mitigation strategies.
Joined Midland Credit Management as an “Specialist, Attorney Corporate Legal” in June
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· Prepared documents for audit and performed valid searches and prepared findings of Vendor Oversight firms. Also dealing in Compliance and Regulatory matters.
· Collaborated with legal and compliance teams to ensure all vendor activities complied with FDCPA and CFPB guidelines; more than 100 law firms working on behalf of Midland and hence, audit was necessitated by Midland ensuring guidelines implementation.
· Due diligence on Vendor contracts and conducting audits, identifying compliance gaps and implementing corrective action plans.
· Managed contract lifecycle including reviewing, red lining, identifying risks and assisted in preparation of contracts including amendments.
· Facilitate discussions with attorneys and paralegals to discuss daily reports and ensure due dates have been met.
· Trained and mentored junior auditors on audit techniques and compliance standards.
· Developed and implemented a vendor audit checklist, streamlining the audit process and ensuring consistency.
· Quality audit the work processed.
Joined CPA Global as an IP Specialist in June 2018.
· Perform docketing for Patent & Trademark for both US & Foreign
· Prepare and manage the various reports that are required to be sent to clients.
· Track all communications and deadlines associated with patent and trademark applications during the entire prosecution.
· Identify key information in the client- provided data and enter it in the IP management software correctly, as per client s requirements.
· Manage docketing deadlines, sending reminders/ follow ups to the appropriate point of contact.
· Manage critical outgoing and incoming client communications from the Patent and Trademark office.
· Ensure information (such as due dates, tasks, etc.) is correctly docketed and generate reminders so that paralegals/ attorneys are informed timely of all actions.
· Quality audit the work processed.
· Share the quality feedback with the Docketing team and train them in best practices.
· Maintains the accuracy and integrity of all data entered.
· Coordinate special projects.
· Helped senior lawyers with civil & criminal case drafting.
· Helped in editing legal briefs for grammar and spelling.
· Attended court proceedings and prepared summaries on cases.
· Performed in-depth legal research.