Kirk Coombs

Current

Law Clerk at Workman Nydegger

Past

Level 2 Technical Support Engineer at Novell, Inc.
Level 1 Technical Support Engineer at Novell, Inc.
SYSOP Support Specialist at Novell, Inc.

Intern at Novell, Inc.

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Education

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Brigham Young University

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Kirk Coombs’s Summary

Law student pursuing a career in intellectual property law. Background in computer engineering with several years of experience in the industry (Novell), specializing in the Linux operating system. Working as a law clerk at a top intellectual property firm (Workman Nydegger, Salt Lake City) focusing primarily on patent prosecution.

Kirk Coombs’s Specialties:

Focused on training, customer service, and support when working at Novell.

Kirk Coombs’s Experience

Law Clerk

Workman Nydegger

(Law Practice industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Assist attorneys with their legal projects, and particularly with patent prosecution (office actions and patent drafting).
Level 2 Technical Support Engineer

Novell, Inc.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NOVL; Computer Software industry)

March 2007 — August 2007 (6 months)
Level 1 Technical Support Engineer

Novell, Inc.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NOVL; Computer Software industry)

October 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 6 months)
SYSOP Support Specialist

Novell, Inc.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NOVL; Computer Software industry)

April 2005 — October 2005 (7 months)
Intern

Novell, Inc.

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; NOVL; Computer Software industry)

April 2003 — April 2005 (2 years 1 month)

Kirk Coombs’s Education

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

JD , Law , 2007 — 2010 (expected)

Activities and Societies:

President, SIPLA (Student IP Law Association)
Brigham Young University

BS , Computer Engineering , 1999 — 2005