Legal Assistant Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Legal Assistant Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Legal Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Legal Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 77% of Legal Assistant job descriptions contained legal as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

legal
77%
administrative
50%
solicitors
30%
law firm
27%
law
27%
paralegals
17%
case management
14%
wills
14%
legal assistant
14%
private client
14%
assistance
10%
property law
10%
conveyancing
10%
legal documents
7%
legal assistance
7%
documentation
7%
closing
7%
secretarial
7%
diary
7%
correspondence
7%
confidentiality
7%
client correspondence
7%
negligence
4%
legal experience
4%
case handler
4%
legal administrator
4%
photocopying
4%
admin
4%
administrator
4%
data entry
4%
sales
4%
estate
4%
power of attorney
4%
trusts
4%
general administrative support
4%
legal software
4%
administration
4%
communication skills
4%
document preparation
4%
legal secretary
4%
litigation
4%
queries
4%
file management
4%
audio typing
4%
secretarial support
4%
probate
4%
residential conveyancing
4%
caseload
4%
civil litigation
4%
legal assistants
4%
personal injury
4%
new home sales
4%
property
4%
sdlt
4%
assisting
4%
dispute resolution
4%
real estate
4%
dental negligence
4%
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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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