Sample Lawyer Resume
1L Law Student
 Street Address; (435) XXX-XXXX E-mail: student@lawgate.byu.edu
EDUCATION Juris Doctor Candidate, April 2010
Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School,
Provo, Utah
3.xx/4.00 GPA
Champion, Woody Deem Trial Advocacy
Competition, February 2008
Quarter-finalist, 1st-Year Moot Court
Competition, March 2008
Director of Membership, BYU Student Chapter
of Association of Trial Lawyers of America;
Executive Director for 2008 – 2009
Member of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Society; only 1L team in mediation finals, 2005;
Vice President-Elect for 2008 – 2009
Bachelor of Arts — Legal Administration
Ranked 1st in class with 4.0 GPA
Jesuit Founders Merit Scholarship recipient
Co-founder and President, Association of
Legal Assistants and Administrators
Associate of Arts — Legal Assistant Technology
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University of Detroit, Mercy, Detroit, Michigan, May
2005
Associate of Arts — General Studies
Ameritech Business Scholarship recipient
Member, Legal Assistant Association;
President for 2003 – 2004
EXPERIENCE Professor John Welch, J. Reuben Clark
Law School, Provo, Utah
Research and teaching assistant for ERISA
course
Merrill Scott & Associates, Inc., Salt Lake City,
Utah
Paralegal, September 2006 – August 2007
Formed business entities in relation to
financial planning for clients
Assisted COO in managing operation of 10
subsidiaries
Secretary to the finance committee of newly
formed insurance company
Provided litigation support to corporate
counsel
Created database to track client information
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, Detroit,
Michigan
Paralegal, September 2004 – May 2005
Prepared Summary plan descriptions, plan
amendments, resolutions, and trust agreements
to comply with the Internal Revenue Code
Reviewed IRS Forms 5500 and Summary Annual
Reports
Prepared plan documents for submission to the
Internal Revenue Service
Ronald V. Kneiser, Esq., Grosse Pointe Farms,
Michigan
Paralegal, May 2003 – September 2004
Assisted sole practitioner in the areas of
estate planning, corporate law, real estate, and probate
Raymond & Prokop, P.C., Southfield, Michigan
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Paralegal, January 2001 – February 2003
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Legal Secretary, February 1999 – January 2001
Experience in the areas of estate planning,
corporate, real estate, litigation, and employee
benefits
Schuler, Wilkerson & Halvorson, P.C., West Palm
Beach, Florida
Responsible for coordination of medical bills
and insurance benefits for personal injury
clients
1L LAW STUDENT
Street Address, Provo, Utah 84604 - (801) XXX-XXXX
student1@lawgate.byu.edu
E DUCATION
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University,
Provo, Utah
Merit Scholarship 2007–2008
International Comparative Law Society
Government & Politics Legal Society Secretary
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
magna cum laude, 3.xx major GPA, 3.xx
cumulative GPA
Academic Scholarship 1996, 1999, 2000
Dean’s List 1999, 2000
Study abroad in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and
Palestine
Golden Key National Honor Society, Hebrew
Club
E XPERIENCE
Techni-Cor, Centerville, Utah
Enjoyed the summer out-of-doors
professionally installing and testing anti-corrosion systems
Family History Department, Corporation of the
President, Salt Lake City, Utah
Promoted three times and rehired; several
years library experience from shelving to research
Taught basic family history research and
software use to over 500 volunteers and employees
Successfully led and trained team members of
many different ages and nationalities
FranklinQuest, Salt Lake City, Utah
Provided excellent customer service for
general, federal, and Priorities magazine accounts
Mastered time and life management principles
through world-renowned seminars and training
CES Youth and Family Programs, Provo, Utah
Led and motivated youth to discover and
develop their social, moral, and religious values
Part-time/temporary employment
Deseret Book, 11/06 – 12/06
Various Temp Agencies, 8/05 – 3/06
Kennedy International Center, 8/04 – 9/04
Johnny Rockets, 9/02 – 2/03
S KILLS
Computer: WordPerfect, Word, Access,
Excel; PC and Mac proficiency
Data entry: 60 wpm, 10-key by touch
Other: writing/editing experience
C OMMUNITY SERVICE AND INTERESTS
World Family Policy Center volunteer, Cub
Scout Leader, 2-year full-time religious mission
Arabic, Hebrew, and Spanish languages; Near
East politics, history, and culture; Utah Pipe Band
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