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, 58% of Assistant job descriptions contained conveyancing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

conveyancing
58%
legal secretary
22%
legal assistant
22%
conveyancing assistant
22%
legal
22%
law firm
22%
kyc
15%
conveyancing secretary
15%
organisational skills
15%
diary management
15%
property
15%
law
15%
anti money laundering
15%
assistants
15%
legal compliance
15%
accountancy firm
8%
legal administrator
8%
companies house
8%
secretarial support
8%
sdlt
8%
property law
8%
legal documents
8%
audio typing
8%
remortgage
8%
paralegals
8%
negotiation
8%
listings
8%
interpersonal skills
8%
clerks
8%
communication skills
8%
barristers
8%
secretarial
8%
written communication
8%
successful negotiation
8%
professional services
8%
problem solving
8%
highly detailed
8%
handle multiple priorities
8%
company secretarial work
8%
compliance
8%
administrative duties
8%
probate
8%
step qualification
8%
trusts
8%
wills
8%

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.

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