Senior Lawyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Senior Lawyer Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Senior Lawyer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Senior Lawyer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 38% of Senior Lawyer job descriptions contained legal as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

legal
38%
law
25%
solicitor
25%
lawyer
25%
employment
25%
financial services
13%
gdpr
13%
legal advice
13%
barrister
13%
cilex
13%
flexible
13%
lexcel
13%
local government
13%
public sector jobs
13%
senior lawyer
13%
surrey
13%
hybrid working
13%
commercial contracts
13%
commercial solicitor
13%
corporate law
13%
client relations skills
13%
corporate solicitor
13%
corporate lawyer
13%
insolvency
13%
commercial disputes
13%
non-contentious employment
13%
m&a
13%
corporate finance
13%
corporate
13%
venture capital
13%
strategic growth
13%
private equity
13%
mergers
13%
joint venture
13%
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