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US Legal CVs compared to UK Legal CVs
We have recently taken an order from a US client looking for a CV to use with UK law firms and to present a CV in a way the UK law firms would understand it. Ten Percent Legal Recruitment & Careers Services have been assisting US, Australian,...
How to Write a Good Personal Profile Section on a CV
The first thing to say about a personal profile section is that if you have nothing to say, the best personal profile section for you would be an empty one and the space used more effectively for something else.
You only need a personal profile...
How Should I send a Legal CV to Law Firms?
If you are making an application for a legal job or speculatively approaching a law firm for any type of position including solicitor work or paralegal/work experience, you need to make a decision on how you send your details over. Do you need...
Making a Job Application after 25 years in the same post
We often get very senior solicitors and executives registering with us, and needing to make an application for work after many years in the same post and wondering what on earth they need to do.
Very often these candidates send a CV through...
CV Writing – Skills Sections
For the last five years, a UK university has invited me in to talk to their LPC students about their CVs. I receive a copy of the CVs beforehand, assess them, and then base my talk upon each groups’ CVs when I go and talk.
Some years...
CV Myth Exposed – Fitting a CV onto 2 Pages
There are a lot of resources out there from outplacement companies, CV advisers, HR consultants and recruitment consultants who all claim to be experts on writing CVs but who advise their clients to fit their CV onto two pages. They explain...
How to Write a Good Covering Letter
The aim of a covering letter is to give the reader of your CV a very quick indication of all the salient points they need to know. For most people this will basically be your job title, how many years experience you have, how much money you...
How to Write an Outstanding Legal CV and Covering Letter
Ten-Percent offers a CV Writing Service, a CV Review Service, CV Writing Packs and the Complete Guide to Writing a Legal CV. All CV Services are provided by a qualified solicitor, recruitment consultant and legal career coach. For details please...