Barrister Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Barrister Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Barrister role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Barrister job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 75% of Barrister job descriptions contained solicitor as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

solicitor
75%
law
75%
lawyer
75%
legal
75%
cilex
50%
hybrid working
50%
surrey
50%
public sector jobs
50%
public sector
50%
local government
50%
lexcel
50%
flexible
50%
employment law
50%
employment
50%
barrister
50%
legal aid
25%
personal
25%
corporate counsel
25%
in-house legal counsel
25%
legal advisor
25%
legal consultant
25%
barristers chambers
25%
clerk
25%
practice manager
25%
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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.

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