Paralegals & Legal Secretaries

Job Title: Senior Paralegal

Employer: Rice, Amundsen, & Caperton, PLLC; Memphis, Tennessee

Years of Paralegal Experience: 5

Education/Degrees: Summa Cum Laude; AAS in Paralegal Studies ? General Practice

Specialty Areas: Family Law

Career Highlight: Volunteering with Wills for Heroes through my local bar association and earning NALA?s Certified Paralegal distinction. Oh, and attending my first NALA convention this year!!!

Paralegal Practice Tip: Checklists!! Anyone who knows me knows that I like lists. Okay, I love lists. In fact, I have several checklists I use often. However, don?t forget to use your checklists religiously; otherwise, they aren?t worth the sticky note they are written on!! 

Favorite Internet Resource: Google!! Being in Family Law, one of the first things we do upon the client hiring us is a Google search on the opposing party. This is followed quickly by a search of ?social networking? sites.

Favorite Legal Software: TimeMap ? which is a tool within http://www.casesoft.com/

As I mentioned above, we use social networking sites often. Not only to monitor or follow-up on suspected extra-marital activity, but to gain information that otherwise would not be available to us. We not only use Facebook, Twitter, and myspace; but YouTube accounts and ?dating? sites as well.

Fun Fact: Hmmm? you?ve stumped me on this one. Maybe there isn?t a FUN fact about me ? only boring, routine facts!!

One Gadget You Can?t Live Without: Coffeemaker!!

Favorite Quote: She who has little and says it is enough has more than she who has much and wants more.

Paralegal/Legal Association Memberships: Greater Memphis Paralegal Alliance (GMPA); National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)