Paralegals & Legal Secretaries

Paralegal Profile: Dana Martinez-Jones, CP

By Lynne DeVenny

Employer: Health Care Navigator, LLC, Pensacola, Florida

Years of Paralegal Experience: 11

Specialty Areas: Discovery

Career Highlight: When I worked in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, I was honored to be the recipient of the 2007 Legal Professional of the Year Award for Smith County. Most recently, I am honored to be nominated for President of the Northwest Florida Paralegal Association.

Paralegal Practice Tip: Make a ?To-Do? List. You may not always get things crossed off, but at least you have a path of what you want to accomplish for the day, the week, the month or the year.

Favorite Internet Resource: I always turn to Google. I like to use the ?Advanced Search? to narrow down and weed out the extraneous information that is not pertinent to my search.

Do you use social media resources, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter or blogs, for career and/or case development?
I use Facebook and LinkedIn as networking tools. Both are an excellent ways to keep up with friends I have in the legal field. These tools are also helpful with case development when I have a question or need a form, I have my network to turn to.

Fun Fact: I love music. In fact, I wake up everyday with a song in head and music in my mind all day. Music has always touched my heart and makes my life fun!

Favorite Quote: "No one can make you feel inferior without your permission." ? Eleanor Roosevelt.

Professional Link: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dana-martinez-jones/11/27b/ba4

Full post as published by Practical Paralegalism on September 08, 2010 (boomark / email).