Paralegal Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Paralegal Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Paralegal role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Paralegal job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 66% of Paralegal job descriptions contained paralegals as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

paralegals
66%
law firm
45%
family law
43%
child care
43%
family care
29%
children matters
14%
paralegal
14%
legal assistant
14%
immigration law
11%
public law
11%
uk immigration
11%
litigation assistant
8%
llb
8%
law graduate
8%
solicitors
6%
legal
6%
litigation
6%
legal compliance
6%
legal documents
6%
landlord tenant disputes
6%
civil litigation
6%
law
6%
problem solving
3%
housing
3%
report writing
3%
legal advice
3%
utilities
3%
court proceedings
3%
criminal law
3%
criminal matters
3%
police stations
3%
social housing
3%
clinical trials
3%
negligence
3%
professional negligence
3%
homelessness
3%
time management
3%
junior paralegal
3%
family paralegal
3%
administrator
3%
legal admin
3%
case management
3%
client meetings
3%
insurance companies
3%
legal research
3%
communication skills
3%
conveyancing
3%
legal administrator
3%
legal secretary
3%
personal injury
3%
property
3%
advocacy
3%
analytical skills
3%
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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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