Lawyer sample resume

Alec Beares

36 George St
Newtown NSW 3333
M: 0400 000 000
E: a.beares@email.com

Professional Profile

Highly motivated lawyer with experience in industrial law, particularly personal injury case management. Keen to find a role where I can further develop my client relationship-building skills and apply my enthusiasm, professionalism and commitment to social justice in a collaborative team environment.

Education

Core Skills

• Sound knowledge of Australian industrial relations law. Experiences working for Goldman & King and as a volunteer paralegal at Central Community Legal Centre have developed my understanding of the legal environment surrounding employment.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills developed through dealing with people from a wide range of age groups and socio-cultural backgrounds. This includes communicating and liaising with lawyers from different practice groups and clients from a range of industries and at different levels, from unskilled workers to senior managers. Proven negotiation skills with multiple parties including union representatives and other stakeholders.

Employment History

Responsibilities:

• Drafting legal documents
• Managing client database and files for a portfolio of 35 clients
• Conducting mediation between parties
• Researching and gathering evidence for personal injury cases
• Presenting arguments and negotiating settlement deals on behalf of clients
• Working in a team of 15 associates to assist senior counsel with collating and presenting evidence for class actions

Achievements:

• Within six weeks of starting employment I was entrusted with my own clients and able to conduct settlement proceedings without supervision
• Settled six individual cases in one day
• Successfully researched and brought 20 new clients into a class action

Responsibilities:

• Interviewed clients to determine legal requirements
• Managed client database and files
• Performed legal research
• Prepared briefs for counsel and drafted a range of legal documents
• Analysed claims on behalf of clients and recommended representation
• Advised clients on beginning legal proceedings across a range of areas including employment, compensation and criminal matters
• Assisted two in-house lawyers by providing paralegal support and managing the distribution of clients and cases between them

Achievements:

• As the number of clients grew I was given greater responsibility for the management of cases between the lawyers, allowing me greater involvement in proceedings and requiring a high attention to detail
• Highlighted a series of compensation claims stemming from worksites in the local area and assisted the Australian Workers’ Union to investigate conditions
• Established a confident style of communication as I successfully built relationships with a diverse clientele facing a wide range of legal challenges

Technical Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
• Experience in working with bespoke client management systems

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