Resume Examples and Tips.

Below is an actual resume for a lawyer. The names, cities, states and dates have been replaced. But you can still get a good idea of what a reume looks like here.

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Address
Full Name Phone Number

EDUCATION
University of "state" School of Law, "City", "state"
Juris Doctor, May "year"
Honors
Graduation Speaker Finalist
Dean's List: Fall "year", Spring "Year"
Dean's Merit Scholar
Name Here of Fellow, Summer "Year": Finalist, Moot Court Competition
Activities
Staff Writer & Columnist, "Name Of Paper"
Honor Council Member
Advanced Moot Court Workshop, Spring "year"
Litigation Skills Program, Civil Division, Spring "year"
"city" Summer Abroad Program, University College of "city", "country", "year"

University of "name of university"
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, May "year"
University of California Grant-in-Aid Recipient for tuition fees, Spring "year"-Spring "year"

EXPERIENCE
Law Offices of "name of lawyer", "city", "state"
Legal Assistant, November "year" - January "year", April "year" - August "year"
Assist clients with obtaining Right to Sue letters for civil rights violations
Conduct fact-gathering projects for drafts of complaints and settlement demands

Continuing Education of the Bar, University of "state", "city", "state"
Legal Research Analyst (temporary assignment), September "year" - March "year"
Researched and examined changes to statutes and court rules cited in CEB legal publications, using StatMatch, Lexis-Nexis, and government agency online databases
Edited and proofread manuscripts

"name of firm", "city", "state"

Legal Secretary (temporary assignment), September "year" - May "year"
Transcribed confidential memos and maintained files in pharmaceutical litigation cases

Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, "city", "state"
Certified Legal Intern, January "year" - April "year"
Wrote appellate briefs based on a thorough examination of court records, trial transcripts, statutes and case-law
Successfully presented an oral argument to "number" District Court of Appeals surrounding a post-conviction claim for relief

Magistrate Judge "name", United States District Court, "city", "state"
Judicial Extern, August "year" - January "year"
Drafted orders and recommendations in Social Security Administration cases on appeal from the final decision of