What should a lawyer resume include?
Law firms and in-house legal teams in India look for your Bar Council enrolment, practice area, the forums you have appeared before and the documents you have drafted independently. A lawyer’s resume should read like a well-drafted pleading: precise, orderly and free of flourish, with matters described generically so client confidentiality is never at risk.
Skills recruiters look for:
- Legal research
- Drafting pleadings and petitions
- Contract drafting and negotiation
- Oral advocacy
- Due diligence
From our sample resumes:
- Farah’s resume states enrolment, forum and the exact documents she drafts, which is what a disputes partner needs to judge whether she can handle filings.
- Rohan describes deals by type, sector and his role without naming clients, protecting confidentiality while still showing the scale of his transaction work.