Paralegal resume keywords
A paralegal certificate, the practice area, and the research and e-discovery tools. These are the terms recruiters search the ATS for, written the way postings write them.
Licenses and certifications
- Paralegal Certificate
Tools, systems and languages
- Relativity
- Westlaw
- LexisNexis
Skills and methods
- E-Discovery
- Legal Research
- Document Review
- Litigation Case Management
Domain knowledge
- Litigation
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.