Lawyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Lawyer Skills List in Legal

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

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

law
50%
civil litigation
25%
senior lawyer
25%
public sector jobs
25%
hybrid working
25%
surrey
25%
solicitor
25%
local government
25%
lexcel
25%
legal
25%
lawyer
25%
flexible
25%
cilex
25%
barrister
25%
public sector
25%
commercial litigation
25%
employment law
25%
intellectual property
25%
litigation
25%
general legal
25%
legal practice
13%
caseload
13%
drafting
13%
tribunals
13%
legal advice
13%
legal matters
13%
commercial litigation lawyer
13%
igaming
13%
service delivery
13%
commercial lawyer
13%
government
13%
chartered
13%
litigation solicitor
13%
litigation lawyer
13%
corporate lawyer
13%
commercial solicitor
13%
commercial litigation solicitor
13%
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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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