Legal Resume

Want a plum in-house counsel job? Or a coveted GC job? Be a purple squirrel! Many in-house jobs require a combination of skill sets and are not like Biglaw jobs that are often siloed into…

Resumes that people don’t want to read flood hiring managers’ and recruiters’ mailboxes and can cause great consternation. Most importantly, they may put the candidate at the back of the line for a coveted in-house…

Your resume must impress quickly or be cast into the dustbin of history. Talk about performance anxiety! Fortunately, there are many resources on in-house counsel resumes that can assist you. “You know you only get…

Legal resume tips from Randi S. Lewis, a Managing Director at Major, Lindsey & Africa based in Baltimore. When preparing or updating your resume, research legal resume tips as there are many experts who have been…

Recruiters see a lot, and often a lot of the same.  Here is how to avoid having your resume end up in the worst resumes pile. If you are looking for a legal recruiter, check…

Deborah Z. Thompson, a Managing Director for Major, Lindsey & Africa’s In-House Practice Group in Philadelphia, gives tips on how to jumpstart your legal job search: “Something is telling you it’s time to make a…

Art Markman, PhD, professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, gives his thoughts on what recruiters are thinking while reading your resume. Don’t have a legal recruiter? Check out our…