Figure 9.9 Sample CV for Legal Vacation Work with recommendations
LEE GALLIGLE
Home Address: 10 London Road Middlemarch Loamshire MM2 6AZ
Term Address: 1a Beech Court Park Wood University of Kent Canterbury, Kent CT2 7SZ
Setting out your address and other contact details in this formatsaves space and makes a good heading.
Tel: 01789 12345 Email: lg2999@kent.ac.uk
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
2011 to date
The University of Kent LL.B. Law - expect to graduate June 2014
First year:
Introduction to Law (Distinction); Legal Process (Merit); Constitutional and Administrative Law (Merit); Obligations I (Distinction)
Second year:
Company Law; Obligations II; Property Law; Criminal Law
2004 - 2011
Casubon High School, Middlemarch
A-levels: English (A); French (B); History (C)
AS levels: Music (B); Media Studies (B)
GCSEs: English Language (A); English Literature (A); French (A); German (B); Mathematics (C); History (A); Geography (C); Biology (B); Music (A)
Firms will expect a comprehensive list of your academic achievements to date, so include all subjects and grades
WORK EXPERIENCE
Summer 2012
Bulstrode Insurance Ltd, Lowick
Clerical Assistant: data inputting, liaison with clients; general office duties This developed my skills in dealing with business customers, chiefly over the telephone, and in working accurately under pressure.
Summer 2011
Hawleys, Middlemarch
Two-week work placement with a partner in the property department of a general practice solicitors' firm. I carried out research in relation to a boundary dispute, attended Court and observed interviews with clients.
2009 - 2011
Flora Motley Ltd, High Street, Middlemarch
Saturday Sales Assistant in fashion store: customer service, stock control, cash handling This involved me in advising and assisting customers, coping with problems and unexpected situations (such as a fire alarm) and taking responsibility for counting up and banking money
Highlight relevant skills gained from non-law employment
Say what you did in any law-related placements, and in what type of firm
Even casual, part-time work can help you to demonstrate skills that will be useful in law firms (but please use your own words to summarize them!)
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SKILLS
Languages
Good command of French and German
Computing
Familiarity with Windows packages including MS Word, MS Access and Internet Explorer; experience of Westlaw and Lexis
Driving
Full, clean driving licence
Can be useful to mention adriving licence if you are applying to firms in small towns or rural areas, but be sure to spell it correctly (with a C not an S in this context)
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Music
I play the violin in the University orchestra and was leader of the school orchestra.
Sport
Badminton: member of the University badminton club Tennis: played for the school team Swimming and trampolining.
Car Maintenance
I own and maintain a twenty-year-old Mini and enjoy meeting other Mini owners at rallies
Travel
Summer 2012 - two-week voluntary workcamp in Spain Summer 2011 - One month independent travel through France and Italy i Tours with school orchestra to France, Belgium and Norway.
Something a bit “different” can help your CV to stand out and be remembered.
REFEREES
Dr T. Lydgate Eliot College University of Kent Canterbury Kent CT2 7NS 01227 828282 T.P.R.Lydgate@kent.ac.uk
Miss R. Vincy Flora Motley Ltd High Street Middlemarch Loamshire MM1 0FF 01199 123456 r.vincy@flora-motley.co.uk
If you are short of space on the CV, you can just put “References available on request”
