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, 42% of Solicitor job descriptions contained solicitors as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

solicitors
42%
legal compliance
21%
wills
17%
private client
17%
law firm
17%
civil litigation
16%
family law
16%
law
14%
public law
12%
immigration law
12%
uk immigration
12%
professional negligence
10%
litigation
10%
legal
8%
court cases
8%
legal advice
8%
legal matters
8%
employment law
8%
caseload
8%
child welfare
8%
child care
6%
private client work
6%
family mediation
6%
drafting
6%
solicitor
6%
landlord tenant disputes
4%
qualified solicitor
4%
advocacy
4%
aquisition
4%
claims handling
4%
claims
4%
commercial litigation
4%
litigation support
4%
dispute resolution
4%
inheritance tax planning
4%
estate administration
4%
mergers
4%
paralegal
4%
social care
4%
social housing
4%
legal support
4%
legal secretary
4%
legal business support
4%
criminal matters
4%
criminal law
4%
children matters
4%
welfare
4%
community mental health
4%
corporate benefits
4%
legal administrator
4%
and legal aid
4%
commercial solicitor
4%
contracts
4%
property law
4%
conveyancing
4%
tribunals
4%
team leadership
4%
supervising
4%
employment tribunal
4%
property
4%
legal executive
2%
housing
2%
lawyer
2%
corporate law
2%
commercial lawyer
2%
commercial law
2%
barrister
2%
child protection
2%
litigation experience
2%
communication skills
2%
agreements
2%
real estate
2%
rta
2%
senior lawyer
2%
senior solicitor
2%
powers of attorney
2%
courts
2%
debt management
2%
negotiation
2%
family care
2%
hnw
2%
iht
2%
trusts
2%
legal executives
2%
legal service
2%
pre-litigation
2%
caseload management
2%
negligence
2%

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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