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
University of Detroit-Mercy, Detroit, Michigan, May
2005
? 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
University of Detroit, Mercy, Detroit, Michigan, May
2005
Associate of Arts — General Studies
Macomb Community College, Warren, Michigan, May 2005
? Ameritech Business Scholarship recipient
? Member, Legal Assistant Association;
President for 2003 – 2004
EXPERIENCE Professor John Welch, J. Reuben Clark
Law School, Provo, Utah
Research Assistant, December 2007 – present
? 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
Paralegal, January 2001 – February 2003
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
PIP Coordinator, July 1997 – April 1998
? 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
Juris Doctor Candidate, April 2010
? Merit Scholarship 2007–2008
? International Comparative Law Society
? Government & Politics Legal Society Secretary
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Bachelor of Arts, Near Eastern Studies, August 2000
? 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
Cathodic Protection Laborer, June 2007 to August 2007
? Enjoyed the summer out-of-doors
professionally installing and testing anti-corrosion systems
Family History Department, Corporation of the
President, Salt Lake City, Utah
Various Positions, November 1999 to December 2003 &
June 2006 to June 2007
? 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
Customer Service Representative, June 2003 to June
2004 & October 2005 to June 2006
? 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
Youth Counselor, April 1998 to August 1998 & April
1999 to August 1999
? 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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