Lawyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Lawyer Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Lawyer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Lawyer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 45% of Lawyer job descriptions contained law as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

law
45%
employment law
45%
lawyer
45%
legal
34%
solicitor
34%
flexible
23%
employment
23%
cilex
23%
barrister
23%
hybrid working
23%
lexcel
23%
local government
23%
public sector
23%
public sector jobs
23%
surrey
23%
intellectual property
23%
caseload
12%
senior
12%
legal practice
12%
private equity
12%
civil litigation
12%
commercial litigation
12%
drafting
12%
litigation
12%
tribunals
12%
general legal
12%
igaming
12%
legal advice
12%
legal matters
12%
commercial contracts
12%
m&a
12%
london
12%
corporate
12%
conveyancing
12%
communication skills
12%
advice
12%
employment solicitor
12%
employment lawyer
12%
nda
12%
ir35
12%
ip
12%
heads of terms
12%
data protection
12%
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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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