Law & Compliance
Solicitors, barristers, in-house counsel, and compliance professionals. Legal recruiters scan for jurisdiction and bar admissions in the first ten seconds. Your matter list and deal values follow — every transaction named and sized.
A finished sample CV
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What we change for law
Bar admissions and jurisdiction first
England & Wales, New York, Hong Kong — with admission date. Placed above your summary so a lateral hire recruiter finds it without scrolling.
Matter list with deal values
Each transaction named, sized, and your role stated. £640m acquisition, £1.1bn merger, £2.1bn cross-border deal — the numbers a partner needs to know in 30 seconds.
Practice area stated precisely
Corporate M&A, leveraged finance, disputes, competition — not just "corporate". Recruiters search by practice area; we use the exact terms firms use internally.
Secondments and dual qualifications
Client secondments, in-house rotations, and dual bar admissions are significant differentiators. We position them prominently, not buried in a bullet.
Publications and recognition
Legal 500, Chambers, IFLR Rising Star — listed with year. These signals matter to lateral hire partners and are often overlooked on self-written CVs.
Education in correct order
LLB or conversion, LPC/BPTC, training contract, admission. The sequence must be clear — credentialing reviewers trace your qualification path linearly.
What we will ask you for
Have these ready and the first draft moves faster.
- 01Current CV in any state
- 02Bar admission dates and jurisdictions
- 03Matter list — transaction names, sizes, and your role on each
- 04Any rankings, awards, or secondments
- 05Firms or roles you are targeting
Not in law?
Every other profession gets the same treatment under its own rules.