Law Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Law Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Law role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Law job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 65% of Law job descriptions contained family law as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

family law
65%
law firm
62%
child care
50%
children matters
28%
paralegals
28%
family care
24%
document drafting
21%
solicitors
20%
law
18%
public law
12%
immigration law
12%
divorce
11%
criminal law
11%
uk immigration
11%
remediation
9%
child welfare
8%
family mediation
8%
legal
8%
criminal matters
6%
court proceedings
6%
legal compliance
3%
police stations
3%
court cases
3%
social care
3%
costing
3%
legal documents
3%
billing process
2%
billing
2%
child protection
2%
landlord tenant disputes
2%
housing
2%
homelessness
2%
civil litigation
2%
well presented
2%
client billing
2%
housing law
2%
bills
2%
childcare
2%
solicitor
2%
lawyer
2%
employment law
2%
costs
2%
drafting
2%
legal service
2%
personal injury
2%
advocacy
2%
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