Paralegal and Legal Support Professional

Sign in Paralegal and Legal Support Professional Location: Gilroy, CA Posted: July 23, 2026 Contact this candidate Resume: Rini Van Every *** ******* *****, ***** ****, CA 95060 831-***-**** **********@*****.*** EXPERIENCE CrossFit, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA Paralegal/Legal Assistant 2011-2014 Provided legal support to CrossFit Legal Department and acted as liaison between legal department and customer service, affiliate support and sponsorship and licensing departments. Developed IP Theft form to create cases in SalesForce and managed Salesforce workflow for the Legal Team. Created training manual for Legal Team. Instructed and collaborated with outside counsel with respect to trademark management and litigation for legal team by providing documentations and briefs. Advised on goods and services descriptions, options for filings, and prepared and filed applications for company trademarks. Located and gathered evidence to support various trademark prosecution and enforcement proceedings Assisted in the DMCA process to take down Facebook and Twitter infringement pages by monitoring websites and social media outlets for infringement. Assisted and worked with CrossFit affiliates worldwide to resolve intellectual property infringement issues related to them as licensees of CrossFit, Inc. Scheduled Legal team trainings and meetings. Worked closely with IT and Media Departments on infringement issues related to their teams. Handled travel, hotel and conference facilities for department. Professor/Author Tricia Rose - Brown University, Providence, RI Personal Assistant 2009-2010 Booked speaking engagements worldwide. Negotiated professional fees & executed contracts for seminars and tours. Answered personal correspondence. Managed social media accounts. Updated current webpage. Planned and organized classes and seminars on social issues. Handled all travel, hotel reservations and conference space. Country Oaks Estates Phase III, Gilroy, CA Project Manager 2006-2008 Responsible for day-to-day management of a 61-acre new residential development from ground breaking to completion. Coordinated daily work with sub contractors, set work schedules, reviewed daily, weekly progress and budget and kept job log. Met all goals and completed projects on time and under projected budget. Personally sold 70% of lots sold at time of completion. Created and designed all marketing material for developer. Trained lenders and agents on the merits of the property and project. Liaison between developers, civil engineers, sub-contractors and City of Gilroy zoning and planning departments. Waste Management - San Jose, CA San Francisco - South Bay Area Billing Manager 2002-2006 Responsible for billing of all lines of business for South Bay Market Area representing 7 districts in 5 counties with over 50 different billing lines of business. Worked with controller group to develop pro formas for contract negotiations with the state, cities and municipalities. Prepared RFP responses & answered questions at bidding conferences on behalf of Waste Management. Implemented all municipal contracts assigning company and bill codes, billing cycles and data for seamless billing transition in all lines of business. Reported to WM corporate offices on billing accuracy and worked with municipalities, corporate, area and district controllers on revenue reporting accuracy and timeliness. Acted as liaison between district managers and municipalities for reporting on contracts. Initiated new lines of business for WM districts ad wrote online billing processes for corporate. Hired and terminated district employees. Co-wrote and regularly up-dated employee handbook. Responsible for human resources presentations to employees for all new hires in market area. Rini Van Every 226 Calcita Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831-***-**** **********@*****.*** Waste Management of Santa Cruz County, Watsonville, CA Customer Service/Sales and Community Affairs Manager 1993-2002 Managed customer service center for 4 districts. Responsible for billing all municipalities in district and for state and local governmental contracts. Liaison between WM and county staff & county supervisors. Implemented a collection plan with incentive to reduce accounts receivable by 10%. Developed and designed education components and MRF tours for county Santa Cruz County franchisee. Site systems administrator for AS400, Lucent Pro Logic and Partner telephone systems and call center software. Implemented training course for customer service and inside sales-increasing profitability. Responsible for contract compliance for all municipality & state contracts. AVP Vision/Foundation Health Corporation, Rancho Cordova, CA Director of Provider Relations 1991-1993 Developed and maintained provider network for vision-managed care HMO. Liaison between AVP and contract optical laboratory for all quality control issues. Designed quality control guidelines for CAC, the optical lab. Managed, trained and evaluated all customer service employees. Implemented the concept, designed and opened optical stores inside of Foundation Health clinics in Sacramento and San Joaquin counties. Developed a business plan for an optical frame program in optical stores and panel providers to provide a complete array of services for clients. Set up trade show booths and developed all related materials and presentations. Developed and trained a team to recruit providers for new out-of-state plans in California and Louisiana SKILLS Excellent communication skills. Ability to effectively, simultaneously handle several large projects/programs. Planning for short and long range goals. Consensus building skills. Leadership qualities. Ability to work independently on multiple projects. Facilitate change and initiate partnerships Self-motivated and responsible. EDUCATION • Boston University – Paralegal Certificate • University of California at Berkeley - Bachelor of Science • California State University at Hayward – Life Elementary Credential RELEVANT COURSES AND TRAINING Legal/Intellectual Property Related: INTA Tips on Managing Social Media and Trademark 2104, INTA CLE 2012, TESS Training on Trademarks, SaleForce Training, Cyveillance for Trademark. Customer Service/Billing Related: Telemagic, Sales Trending, Advanced Billing Training, Service Machine, Customer Service Trainer, AS40 TRAINING & AS400 Query Training. CrossFit Related: CrossFit Level 1 Course and CrossFit Kids Course. Contact this candidate PostJobFree Delete or Update my resume About Terms of Service Privacy FAQ Contact us