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, 53% of Solicitor job descriptions contained solicitors as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

solicitors
53%
family law
24%
uk immigration
18%
immigration law
18%
legal compliance
18%
legal
12%
solicitor
12%
caseload
12%
advocacy
12%
private client
12%
corporate benefits
12%
uk employment law
12%
social care
12%
family mediation
12%
law
12%
family care
12%
personal injury
6%
lawyer
6%
policies
6%
law firm
6%
hr policies
6%
hr
6%
employment tribunal
6%
employment law
6%
advising
6%
advice
6%
property
6%
conveyancing
6%
child welfare
6%
social housing
6%
public law
6%
children matters
6%
landlord tenant disputes
6%
court cases
6%
criminal law
6%
civil litigation
6%
criminal matters
6%
nq
6%
police stations
6%
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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.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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