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Lawyer / Paralegal resume example

Legal resumes should show your admission, practice areas and the matters you handled. Law firms look for deal or case volume and value, research and drafting, client results and legal technology.

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Key skills for a lawyer / paralegal resume

  • Legal research and writing
  • Contract drafting and review
  • Litigation support
  • Due diligence
  • Case and document management
  • Client communication

Grace Wanjiru

Corporate Associate

Summary

Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with 6 years of corporate and commercial practice, after 2 years as a paralegal. Advised on 40 transactions worth USD 600 million, draft and negotiate commercial contracts and lead due diligence teams for banks and investors.

Experience

Associate, Corporate and CommercialFeb 2021 – Present
Bowmans Kenya
  • Advised on 40 M&A and financing transactions worth USD 600 million
  • Drafted and negotiated 300 commercial contracts for 25 corporate clients
  • Led due diligence teams of 5 on cross-border acquisitions
  • Reduced contract turnaround from 10 days to 4 with clause templates
ParalegalJan 2017 – Dec 2018
Anjarwalla & Khanna
  • Prepared 150 court filings and case bundles for commercial litigation
  • Managed e-discovery review of 80,000 documents in Relativity

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Law2019 – 2020
Kenya School of Law
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)2013 – 2017
University of Nairobi

Skills

  • Legal research
  • Contract drafting
  • M&A
  • Due diligence
  • Litigation support
  • Relativity
  • Westlaw
  • Negotiation

Certifications

  • Advocate of the High Court of Kenya

Languages

  • English
  • Swahili

How to write a lawyer / paralegal resume

  1. State your bar admission or paralegal qualification and jurisdiction first.
  2. Describe matters by type, value and outcome, keeping client names confidential.
  3. List legal tech such as Relativity, iManage or Westlaw.

ATS keywords for lawyer / paralegal jobs

Applicant tracking systems rank resumes by how well they match the job post. Use the keywords that appear in the posting you are applying for — these are the most common:

  • lawyer
  • paralegal
  • legal research
  • contract drafting
  • litigation
  • due diligence
  • Westlaw
  • e-discovery
  • corporate law
  • case management

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