Attorney resume keywords
Bar admission and practice area come first, then the matters handled and their outcomes. These are the terms recruiters search the ATS for, written the way postings write them.
Licenses and certifications
- Bar Admission
Tools, systems and languages
- Westlaw
Skills and methods
- Contract Drafting
- Legal Research
- Negotiation
- Due Diligence
Domain knowledge
- Litigation
- Regulatory Compliance
How to use them
- Use the posting's exact wording. If it says a term one way, write it that way at least once.
- State bar admission precisely: "Admitted to practice, State of Illinois"
- Use the posting's practice area names and the regulations you worked under (GDPR, HIPAA, SOX)
- Put the J.D., school and graduation year in Education
- Only list what is true for you. A keyword you can't back up in an interview costs more than it gains.