Solicitor Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Solicitor Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Solicitor role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Solicitor job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 55% of Solicitor job descriptions contained solicitors as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

solicitors
55%
legal compliance
25%
uk immigration
20%
immigration law
20%
private client
18%
civil litigation
18%
family law
16%
law firm
15%
public law
15%
wills
13%
professional negligence
11%
child welfare
11%
court cases
11%
social care
9%
family mediation
9%
corporate benefits
9%
advocacy
9%
caseload
9%
legal advice
8%
criminal matters
8%
criminal law
8%
community mental health
8%
children matters
8%
legal matters
8%
family care
6%
private client work
6%
solicitor
6%
litigation
6%
law
6%
welfare
6%
landlord tenant disputes
6%
employment law
6%
social housing
6%
legal administrator
4%
claims
4%
claims handling
4%
and legal aid
4%
legal
4%
paralegal
4%
legal business support
4%
legal secretary
4%
qualified solicitor
4%
legal support
4%
uk employment law
4%
inheritance tax planning
4%
caseload management
4%
pre-litigation
4%
aquisition
4%
commercial litigation
4%
dispute resolution
4%
mergers
4%
child care
4%
estate administration
4%
litigation support
4%
nq
2%
conveyancing
2%
property
2%
legal service
2%
mental health care
2%
court proceedings
2%
childcare
2%
police stations
2%
tribunals
2%
team leadership
2%
supervising
2%
employment tribunal
2%
drafting
2%
legal executives
2%
rta
2%
negligence
2%

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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