| Keeping Your Legal Resume Fresh |
Legal resumes have a short shelf life. They are like dairy products; you need to check their expiration date often. When does a legal resume expire? When the date of your last position is a calendar year behind the times. In other words, if your last position ended in November 2009, and you are finding yourself in calendar year 2010 without a new entry, you can consider your legal resume to be stale and in need of immediate attention.
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Claire Bellon Date: 02/16/10 |
| Do’s and Don’t of Attorney Resume Formatting |
The attorney resume is a document that, when done well, takes time to craft. It needs to be well thought out and error-free. There are no shortcuts to success, and attorney resume writing is no exception. This is why many attorneys are turning to professional resume writers to give their attorney resumes an edge over the competition. However, if you still want to take a “do it yourself” approach to drafting your attorney resume, here are some do’s and don’t of attorney resume formatting to keep in mind.
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Claire Bellon Date: 01/05/10 |
| Getting Through The Screening Process With Your Lawyer Resume |
Looking for screen-out factors in lawyer resumes provides an easy way for employers to narrow down the list of candidates to contact for an interview. How can you get your lawyer resume through this screening process? This article will identify some of the most common screen-out factors, and describe how to address them so that your lawyer resume can make the first cut.
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Leslie White Date: 10/27/09 |
| The Perfect Legal Resume From A to Z |
Want to know all the secrets of drafting a great legal resume? Look no further. In this article we give you writing tips on putting together the perfect legal resume, from A to Z!
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Leslie White Date: 09/16/09 |
| The Functional Lawyer Resume |
While the chronological resume is the most popular form of resume used by lawyers, the functional lawyer resume can be a good alternative in certain circumstances.
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Claire Bellon Date: 09/04/09 |
| The Single Page Lawyer Resume |
In this competitive legal market, employers give resumes no more than a cursory two-minute glance to make an initial determination. What does this mean for your resume? You should consider drafting a single page lawyer resume.
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Karen Anderson Date: 08/27/09 |
| The Yin Of Legal Resume Writing |
When we put on blinders about potential faults in our resumes, we can miss critical errors that can make the difference between getting an interview and getting the heave-ho. Here we will be focusing on the yin of resume writing, or what not to do, when drafting a legal resume.
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Leslie White Date: 08/19/09 |
| Is Your Legal Resume Online Ready? |
In general, job seekers tend to think that the legal resume they use online is the same document they created to print out and mail to prospective employers. That would be wrong. While you do not need a different resume for online use per se, the format of your legal resume has to be changed to accommodate online use and make it easy for you to post, copy, paste, or email it to employers.
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Karen Anderson Date: 08/14/09 |
| The Yang of Legal Resume Writing |
Employers often use a poorly drafted resume as a basis for rejecting an application without an interview. While there are some accepted standards and formats for legal resumes, there are few hard and fast rules. The following is some general advice about the yang, or must-do elements, to create an effective legal resume.
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Leslie White Date: 07/31/09 |
| Intellectual Property Lawyer Resumes |
Writing an intellectual property lawyer resume requires special attention to a number of elements. Read this article to find out the tricks and tips of putting together an effective intellectual property lawyer resume.
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Claire Bellon Date: 07/28/09 |
| Using Job Postings To Build Your Lawyer Resume |
If you are a lawyer looking for a job, you’ve probably begun your search by drafting a resume and seeking out job postings. Have you ever thought about doing it the other way around? Using job postings can be a very effective method of creating a great lawyer resume. Find out how.
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Karen Anderson Date: 07/24/09 |
| Building Your Lawyer Resume |
When putting together your lawyer resume, you need to think about what you want to emphasize to a potential employer. That will change according to the employer and the position you are applying to. That does not mean having to re-write your entire lawyer resume, but rather customizing certain sections of your resume, including the summary section.
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Claire Bellon Date: 07/14/09 |
| Lawyer Resume Proofreading Tips |
The worst mistake you can make on your lawyer resume is failing to proofread it. No one wants grammatical and spelling errors but many submit resumes with small, yet deadly errors, showing lack of attention to detail and poor writing skills. Lawyer resumes that contain typos or grammatical errors are not only embarrassing, but they can also kill any chance of landing a job.
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Claire Bellon Date: 07/10/09 |
| Law Student Resume Sample |
Every year, there are tens of thousands of law students who are preparing to look for internships, clerkships, and entry-level legal positions. Many have to put together their law student resume for the first time. So what does a standard law student resume look like?
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Vanessa Vidal Date: 07/08/09 |
| Building a Law Student Resume |
Your law student resume is your personal marketing tool. It may be your only opportunity to convince an employer that your education, qualifications, and skills make you an ideal candidate. The following article offers some resume tips on how to build a successful law student resume.
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Leslie White Date: 07/08/09 |
| Lawyer Resume Tips |
When the job market is as tough as the one we are facing today, lots of resumes are hitting desks. For your lawyer resume to stand out from the crowd it will require a great deal of skill and resume savvy. The hard truth is that if you aren’t careful and strategic with your approach, your lawyer resume may end up in a rejection pile.
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Claire Bellon Date: 07/06/09 |
| Sweating the Small Stuff on Your Lawyer Resume |
Are you sweating the small stuff on your lawyer resume? A missing period or a different sized hyphen might not make or break your resume, but when you realize that your lawyer resume is also considered a writing sample by most employers, the small stuff can take on a whole new level of importance.
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Karen Anderson Date: 06/30/09 |
| 5 Tips to Bullet Proof Your Lawyer Resume |
Legal employers today are receiving hundreds of resumes for every lawyer job opening they advertise. Does your lawyer resume have what it takes to make the cut? Here are 5 tips to bullet proof your lawyer resume and make sure it gets the attention it deserves:
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Leslie White Date: 06/17/09 |
50 Hot Attorney Resume Tips |
While professional resume writers will agree that there are many ways to create a successful attorney resume, there are some basic rules of thumb that most of them follow when writing a resume. Here are 50 hot resume-writing tips that can help your attorney resume, regardless of who does the resume writing.
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Karen Anderson Date: 06/01/09 |
| Why Should You Use Professional Resume Writers? |
While you may be wondering whether the cost of using professional resume writers is worth the benefit, if you have spent any time in the job market lately you’ve realized two things: law jobs are scant, and applicants are numerous. You can’t afford not to use a professional resume writer if you want to give your legal resume a fighting chance.
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Vanessa Vidal Date: 05/28/09 |
| Tailoring Your Legal Resume |
Most attorneys and law students applying to jobs typically write one version of the legal resume they send to numerous job openings. However, having a one-size-fits-all legal resume can cause you to miss more opportunities than you realize.
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Vanessa Vidal Date: 05/20/09 |
| Top 20 Legal Resume Writing Tips |
What makes a legal resume stand out? Here are 20 legal resume writing tips to improve your legal resume.
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Karen Anderson Date: 05/17/09 |
| Selecting Keywords For Your Attorney Resume |
Organizations are increasingly relying on databases, including resume-scanning software looking for keywords to assess attorney resumes. Learn how to incorporate keywords in your attorney resume.
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Vanessa Vidal Date: 05/12/09 |
| Making Your Attorney Resume Stand Out in the Crowd |
This is the most competitive attorney market we have seen in decades. If you aren't looking beyond the basics of resume writing, your attorney resume may just end up lost in the crowd.
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Leslie White Date: 05/07/09 |
| Tips on Writing a Legal Resume |
Legal resumes differ from resumes written for jobs in other fields. Legal resumes include sections and information that are specific to the industry, such as bar admission information, legal associations, etc. Find out what is most relevant to include in your legal resume.
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Vanessa Vidal Date: 04/28/09 |
| Using Active Verbs in Your Legal Resume |
One of the tools of the trade in designing a professionally written legal resume is to use active verbs. Learn how to use active verbs to make in your legal resume more impactful.
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Leslie White Date: 03/31/09 |
| Filling the Gaps on Your Legal Resume |
If you are sending your legal resume while you are currently unemployed, or if you were unemployed for several months or years between jobs, are you filling in the gaps?
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Karen Anderson Date: 03/18/09 |
| Optimizing Contact Information On Your Legal Resume |
Why are you not getting a response to your resume ? Could there be a problem with your contact information? Before you send out your legal resume to potential employers, you need to optimize your contact information.
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Vanessa Vidal Date: 03/17/09 |
| Why You Should Use Attorney Resume Writers |
As the economic downturn continues, an increasing number of attorneys and law students are competing for fewer positions. How about using a professional resume writer?
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Vanessa Vidal Date: 03/16/09 |
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