Senior Lawyer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Senior Lawyer Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Senior Lawyer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Senior Lawyer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 48% of Senior Lawyer job descriptions contained legal as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

legal
48%
law
40%
lawyer
31%
litigation
22%
private equity
18%
london
18%
associate
18%
solicitor
18%
property
14%
advocacy
14%
legal advice
14%
venture capital
9%
mergers
9%
conveyancing experience
9%
post completion
9%
sdlt
9%
legal compliance
9%
real estate
9%
funds
9%
civil litigation
9%
civil procedure
9%
leasehold
9%
senior
9%
wfh
9%
joint venture
9%
corporate law
9%
strategic growth
9%
conveyancing
9%
construction
5%
planning
5%
corporate tax
5%
staff training
5%
caseload
5%
local authorities
5%
social care
5%
law firm
5%
legal executives
5%
legal practice
5%
employment
5%
paralegals
5%
property law
5%
solicitors
5%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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