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

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Head Legal Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Head Legal role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Head Legal job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 50% of Head Legal job descriptions contained legal as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

legal
50%
law
16%
legal compliance
16%
solicitors
13%
wills
13%
contracts
10%
compliance
10%
lawyer
10%
litigation
10%
data privacy
10%
intellectual property
10%
procurement contracts
10%
german
7%
commercial awareness
7%
negotiation
7%
land acquisition
7%
in-house
7%
public law
7%
head of legal
7%
dublin
7%
renewable energy
7%
legal advice
7%
greek
7%
property
7%
private client
7%
legal matters
7%
appeals
4%
employment tribunal
4%
employment legislation
4%
employment law
4%
english
4%
court appearances
4%
legal requirements
4%
trusts
4%
strategic thinking
4%
environmental
4%
german law
4%
planning permission
4%
strategic m&a
4%
corporate solicitor
4%
energy
4%
administrative
4%
telecommunications
4%
commercial contracts
4%
law firm
4%
estate administration
4%
private client work
4%
case management
4%
legal documents
4%
utilities
4%
pharmaceutical industry
4%
bank accounts
4%
kyc
4%
offshore
4%
advice
4%
inheritance tax planning
4%
caseload
4%
protection
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.

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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