{"id":1419,"date":"2023-03-05T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T02:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/?page_id=1419"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:40:09","slug":"law-school-resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/law-school-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Law School Application Resumes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--interactive-content-pane \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--interactive-content-pane\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"left\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Resume Basics\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"pagination-wrapper\">\n      <ul class=\"interactive-content-pane-pagination\"><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"right\">\n          <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                One Page\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use your one-page resume to highlight your abilities to learn, think critically, work well on teams, speak to the public, multi-task, handle information in a confident way, etc. (the same transferrable skills successful lawyers possess)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Tailor and be selective with content\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You do not need to include everything you\u2019ve ever done!\u00a0 Be selective based on what will inform the law schools regarding the skills and background you want them to know about in relation to you being a well-round member of their law student community and future lawyer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One small caveat-<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is not advised that you include experience from high school unless the experience is something rare and exceptional.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Highlight your involvement\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showcase leadership and engagement in organizations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Law schools are looking for well-rounded candidates.\u00a0 Do not feel that you can only share your law-related involvement on your resume!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Focus on action and results\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Each bulleted statement should share what you did, how, and the result.\u00a0 When writing your bulleted statements, start with a descriptive <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/01\/action-verbs-for-resumes.pdf\">action verb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<p>Chaired weekly student government sub-committee meetings, setting agendas and managing follow-ups on initiatives to improve campus inclusivity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: Review each bullet in your resume.\u00a0 If the statement has no relevance to the audience consider omitting it from your resume for brevity purposes.\u00a0 Sometimes less is more!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Include relevant coursework and academic projects\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Feel free to include your coursework and relevant projects!<\/p>\n<p>One way to do this might be to add in a &#8220;Relevant coursework&#8221; area to your Education section and include the names of the relevant courses you&#8217;ve taken.<\/p>\n<p>Or, choose include a &#8220;Academic Projects&#8221; section before or after your work experience section.\u00a0 Include the name of the project, the date, and then use bullets underneath to explain what you did in the class.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p>Constitutional Law seminar, Fall 2024<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"807\">\n<p data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"807\">Analyzed landmark Supreme Court decisions in a Constitutional Law seminar, presenting findings in a 10-minute oral argument simulating appellate court style.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"964\">\n<p data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"964\">Collaborated with a team to write a policy brief on immigration reform for a Public Policy course, earning top marks for clarity and persuasive structure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Show off transferrable skills\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget to share information regarding any language, research, and technology skills<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"background-images\">\n          <div class=\"swiper swiper-background-images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                          <\/div>\n\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                          <\/div>\n\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                          <\/div>\n\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                          <\/div>\n\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                          <\/div>\n\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                          <\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n          \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vmock.com\/USC\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>24\/7 resume critique (Takes 30 seconds!  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Within 30 seconds you will receive constructive feedback to help your resume be more competitive in relation to presentation, impact, and competencies.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.usc.edu\/channels\/create-a-resume-cover-letter\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>USC Career Center resume guidelines<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Learn more about writing an effective resume here.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.usc.edu\/resources\/effective-resumes-cvs-cover-letters-and-linkedin-profiles\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Sample Resumes<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Variety of resume samples from the USC Career Center<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/07\/Write_it.pdf\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Dornsife Career Pathways resume guide<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Step-by-step guide and samples<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/annenberg.usc.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/Updated_Annenberg_Resume_and_Cover_Letter_Tip_1.pdf\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Annenberg resume tips and samples<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":300,"featured_media":0,"parent":1243,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1419","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Law School Application Resumes - Dornsife Career Pathways<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You resume to highlights your abilities, skills, and experiences. 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