Lawyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Lawyer Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Lawyer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Lawyer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 67% of Lawyer job descriptions contained law as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

law
67%
legal
56%
lawyer
34%
barrister
23%
employment law
23%
solicitor
23%
legal services
23%
in house solicitor
23%
in house legal
23%
in house lawyer
23%
social care
12%
adult social care
12%
employment lawyer
12%
employment solicitor
12%
legal advice
12%
corporate
12%
law firm
12%
m&a
12%
negotiation
12%
solicitors
12%
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