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Litigation Attorney resume example

Litigators should show case types, the stages they handle (discovery, motions, trial), outcomes and courtroom experience, with client details anonymised.

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Litigation Attorney resume summary example

Commercial litigation attorney with 8 years in state and federal courts. First-chaired 6 jury trials, won dismissal or summary judgment in 14 matters and secured $22M in verdicts and settlements for clients.

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Experience bullet examples for a litigation attorney

  • Lead commercial disputes from pleadings through trial in state and federal courts
  • First-chaired 6 jury trials; won 5
  • Won dismissal or summary judgment in 14 matters
  • Secured $22M in verdicts and settlements for clients
  • Took and defended 30+ depositions and drafted discovery and motions

Each bullet starts with an action verb and ends with a result. That is what separates an achievement from a job description.

Skills for a litigation attorney resume

Commercial litigationTrial advocacyDepositionsMotion practiceDiscovery strategyAppellate briefsMediationCase strategyClient counsellingLegal research

Keywords that appear in litigation attorney job postings

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against the posting. These terms recur in real litigation attorney listings, use the ones that are true for you, in the posting’s own wording.

litigationtrialdepositionsmotionsdiscoverycommercial disputesfederal courtmediationlegal researchbriefsadvocacyclient counseling

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Tips for writing a litigation attorney resume

  1. Trials, dispositive wins and amounts recovered are your proof.
  2. List bar and court admissions.
  3. Keep client names out unless public and permitted.

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What skills should I put on a litigation attorney resume?

List the specific skills the job posting asks for that you genuinely have. For litigation attorney roles, common ones include Commercial litigation, Trial advocacy, Depositions, Motion practice, Discovery strategy, Appellate briefs, Mediation, Case strategy.

How long should a litigation attorney resume be?

One page for most candidates. Two pages only if you have many years of directly relevant experience and every line earns its place.

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