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, 48% of Head Legal job descriptions contained legal as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

legal
48%
law
37%
solicitor
32%
legal counsel
27%
lawyer
22%
barrister
16%
charity
16%
in-house
16%
legal matters
16%
trustee
16%
management
11%
management skills
11%
commercial
11%
operations management
6%
operations
6%
governance
6%
saudi arabia
6%
head of legal
6%
corporate
6%
compliance
6%
edinburgh
6%
scotland
6%
strategy
6%
accreditation
6%
head of operations
6%
operations manager
6%
conveyancer
6%
legal conveyancing
6%
business development
6%
client development
6%
derby
6%
litigation
6%
norwich
6%
chartered legal executive
6%
fee earner
6%
residential homes
6%
commercial contracts
6%
commercial solicitor
6%
employment
6%
in house lawyer
6%
in-house counsel
6%
in-house lawyer
6%
real estate
6%
caseload
6%
conveyancing
6%
legal work
6%
regulatory
6%
contracts
6%
msas
6%
saas
6%
claims
6%
family law
6%
commercial litigation
6%
commercial agreements
6%
financial services
6%
london
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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