Legal Resume Example

LEGAL RESUME

A legal resume usually aims at acquiring post of legal secretary, legal attorney or paralegal. The words used in the resume should ideally be mostly action verbs. Significant experiences and degrees and diplomas related to law needs to be mentioned. The content should be crisp and precise and absolutely brief. Unnecessary details and information should be totally avoided. It must be kept in mind that all information provided is completely authentic. The following example is suitable for guiding purpose:

Oliver Gerald

76 Sunburnt Street, Wutheret 9892173, (121)-452 7810.

Objective

To acquire the position of a Legal Secretary and carry out my duty to the best of my ability.

Experience

OMM, Denver, California Legal Secretary, 1998 to Present

Worked as a head assistant with three senior partners.

Responsible for court filings and preparation of legal documentation, scheduling appointments, phones, and heavy filing.

Also Responsible for scheduling depositions and doctor phones, appointments, heavy filing.

ABC Medical Center, San Francisco, NY Receptionist, 1995 to 1998

Responsible for scheduling appointments, phones, computing, and filing.

Spanish or English translations with patients and their family members, data entry, medical billing and medical transcribing.

Skills & Training

PowerPoint

Excel

Windows 95/98/2000/NT

Lotus 1-2-3

75 wpm

Quark

10-key experience

Education

Citadel Community College, Brigham, NY D.A., Business Administration, 1992

References

Furnished upon request.