PHYLLIS STEINHAUSER

Phone (773) 330-2753

Email: phyllissteinhauser@gmail.com

 

HIghlight of qualifications:

 

Strong technical skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat, Case Map, Time Map, Summation and Concordance, CPI, Advent Axys.  Strong organizational and analytic skills demonstrated by fourteen years of office administration experience in military, non-profit, financial and legal sectors.

 

Education:

 

Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois.  Bachelor of Professional Studies, May 2009.  Combined program along with Paralegal Studies Certificate (ABA Approved, Post-Baccalaureate), May 2009.

 

EXPERIENCE:

 

PRECIOUS MOMENTS Inc., Rolling Meadows, IL.  June 2011 – December 2012.

Paralegal.

·         Prepared, filed and docketed domestic copyright and trademark registrations, applications, affidavits of use, renewals and assignments via USPTO e-filing systems

·         Evaluated and collaborated with foreign intellectual property attorneys to ensure the successful application, prosecution and maintenance of  international trademark registrations

·         Prepared intellectual property licensing and agent agreements, amendments and termination letters; incorporated approved redline changes

·         Located individuals and websites selling goods that infringed upon the intellectual property of  Precious Moments, Inc. or its licensees, and persuaded them to remove such listings

·         Ensured licensees’ compliance with contractual requirements regarding royalty reports, payments, manufacturer agreements and certificates of insurance

 

 

Arlington Resources Inc., Rolling Meadows, IL.  December 2009 – June 2011.  Assistant & Paralegal. 

·         Prepared and filed summons, petitions, and motions for litigation cases; entered attorney hours and edited client invoices for Ladden & Allen, Chartered

·         Prepared intellectual property licensing contracts and amendments for Precious Moments

·         Proofread and edited open-ended reader response surveys; incorporated marketing data for industry-specific magazines into PowerPoint presentations for distribution to clients for BNP Media Group

·         Verified, updated vendor contact information and examined certificates of insurance for compliance with the vendor requirements of Com Ed/Exelon for CB Richard Ellis

 

EXPERIENCE:  Continued.

 

THE LAW OFFICE OF SIMA L. KIRSCH, PC, Chicago, IL.  February 2009 – August 2009.  Paralegal & Office Manager.

·         Communicated detailed instructions and information between the firm’s clients and lawyers

·         Researched the proposal submission process for TIF districts in Chicago

·         Prepared and filed summons, complaints, and motions for litigation cases

·         Updated and maintained the firm’s docketing calendar system

·         Prepared forms & documents, obtained land surveys, final water bills and other necessary documentation needed to resolve title questions, close residential real estate transactions and attend closings

 

THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, Glencoe, IL.  July 2005– January 2009. 

Coordinator of Communications.

·         Coordinated Vice-President’s daily appointments and recorded and edited notes for bi-weekly interdepartmental meetings

·         Amassed and mapped marketing data generated from information requests, surveys and website visitation and integrated them into reports, charts and graphs

·         Prepared reports and presentations for lectures presented by the Vice- President, directors and managers in the advertising, marketing, public relations and creative services departments

·         Created, logged, transmitted and filed insertion orders and tear sheets for printed and electronic advertisements to submit their documentation for annual IL DCEO grants

·         Coded, recorded, filed and submitted invoices to the accounting department

·         Created a process and procedures handbook for vital office administration tasks

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS:

 

·         ILLINOIS PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION, 2009 to present.

 

·         ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY FRANKLIN HONORS SOCIETY, 2009.

 

·         ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY, 2009.

 

·         CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 2009 to 2011.