Assistant Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Assistant Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 59% of Assistant job descriptions contained conveyancing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

conveyancing
59%
legal
38%
law
21%
legal assistant
21%
customer service
21%
communication skills
17%
highly detailed
13%
conveyancing assistant
13%
conveyancing secretary
13%
legal secretary
13%
case management
13%
property
13%
law firm
13%
document preparation
9%
legal documents
9%
legal compliance
9%
file management
9%
document drafting
9%
sdlt
9%
administrative
9%
assistants
9%
reliable
9%
flexibility
9%
adaptability
9%
kyc
5%
compliance
5%
accurate record keeping
5%
commercial mortgages
5%
company secretarial work
5%
companies house
5%
land searches
5%
anti money laundering
5%
accountancy firm
5%
diary management
5%
post-completion
5%
new builds
5%
plot
5%
variation
5%
microsoft office
5%
limited companies
5%
minutes
5%
secretarial
5%
team leader
5%
agile
5%
collaboration
5%
eager learner
5%
imanage
5%
information technology
5%
meet deadlines
5%
paralegals
5%
teamwork
5%
client liaison
5%
admin
5%
client
5%
new business
5%
completions
5%
digital audio
5%
digital dictation
5%
property law
5%
solicitors
5%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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