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Paralegal resume example

Paralegal resumes should show practice areas, the volume of matters supported and the systems used — especially e-discovery and case-management tools. Precision is the job, so the resume must be error-free and conventional.

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Paralegal resume summary example

Litigation paralegal with 6 years supporting commercial and employment cases from intake to trial. Manage discovery for matters with 500,000+ documents, prepare trial binders and keep deadlines watertight across 40+ active cases.

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Experience bullet examples for a paralegal

  • Support 4 partners on 40+ active commercial and employment matters in state and federal courts
  • Manage e-discovery in Relativity for productions of up to 500,000 documents
  • Prepared trial materials and exhibits for 6 trials, including a $14M jury verdict for our client
  • Built a docket-tracking process that has kept a perfect record on court deadlines since 2021
  • Drafted pleadings, subpoenas and discovery requests for review by attorneys
  • Summarised 150+ depositions and medical records for personal-injury cases

Each bullet starts with an action verb and ends with a result. That is what separates an achievement from a job description.

Skills for a paralegal resume

Litigation supportE-discovery (Relativity)Legal research (Westlaw)Document reviewTrial preparationDocketingClioPleadings & motionsDeposition summaries

Keywords that appear in paralegal job postings

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against the posting. These terms recur in real paralegal listings — use the ones that are true for you, in the posting’s own wording.

litigationlegal researchdiscoverydocument reviewcase managementpleadingsWestlawtrial preparationfilingdeadlineslegal documentsconfidentiality

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Tips for writing a paralegal resume

  1. Name the practice areas and courts you have worked in.
  2. List e-discovery and research tools precisely — firms filter on them.
  3. Proofread twice: for paralegals, a typo on the resume is read as a work sample.

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What skills should I put on a paralegal resume?

List the specific skills the job posting asks for that you genuinely have. For paralegal roles, common ones include Litigation support, E-discovery (Relativity), Legal research (Westlaw), Document review, Trial preparation, Docketing, Clio, Pleadings & motions.

How long should a paralegal resume be?

One page for most candidates. Two pages only if you have many years of directly relevant experience and every line earns its place.

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