Optimizing Your Resume and Linkedin – Process and Platform Guide for Lawyers

We don’t guarantee that we’ll be able to find you a mandate, but there are certain things you can do to improve your chances. Lawyers who do well here tend to:

Be clear and specific about their strongest industries and practice areas

Keep their resume and LinkedIn current and aligned

Have realistic expectations about ramp and mandate flow

Prepare thoughtfully for client interviews

Communicate clearly and respond promptly

Engage with our community of Goodlawyers

Optimizing Your Resume & LinkedIn

More detail is generally better. Our positioning process works best when your experience is clearly broken down by client (or company type if confidential), including the industry and the specific work you performed. Listing the types of agreements you negotiated, teams you supported, regulatory frameworks you operated within, and business initiatives you contributed to helps us identify the best opportunities for you.

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Specificity beats breadth.

It's best to be the obvious choice for a smaller set of mandates than vaguely qualified for everything. Here is an example of a strong resume.