Legal Writer Resume Samples

Description :

1. Provided litigation analysis and legal writing on contracted basis for small law firms and sole practitioners.
2. Conducted legal research and draft legal documents, including appellate briefs, trial briefs, and summary judgment motions.
3. Developed litigation, trial, and post-trial strategies based on thorough review of relevant documents.
4. Communicated with stakeholders regarding status and issues.
5. Ensured timely and accurate filing of all documents.
6. Wrote summary judgment motion resulting in dismissal of $3.2M claim against personal guarantors of failed real estate development.
7. Team wrote and submitted post-trial brief successfully reducing false-advertising claim damages from a $17M jury verdict to $3.9M.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

BA In Juris Doctor

Description :

1. Researched and wrote blog posts, practice area pages, and web copy.
2. Conducted light legal research and accurately summarizing statutes, laws, cases, and related legal information.
3. Worked in collaboration with an editorial, content manager and SEO teams.
   
4. Kept up-to-date with developments within client practice areas and geographies.
5. Contributed to representing hundreds of (mostly west-coast) clients in claims for Social Security Disability benefits.
6. Translated mortgage laws for ease of understanding Compiled a course manual and PowerPoint for a mortgage licensing class 20-40 hours per week (no .
7. Wrote persuasive letters to Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) summarizing the medical evidence, and requesting that a finding of disability be entered.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

BA In Juris Doctor

Description :

1. Researched and wrote stories on a range of complicated legal issues, including verdicts and settlements.
   
2. Handled court opinions and decisions from the Missouri Court of Appeals, the Missouri Supreme Court and the U.S.
3. Interviewed attorneys, clients, witnesses, prosecutors and law enforcement regarding a range of cases, seeking details and insight into lawsuits, including various filings and on a range of topics from medical malpractice to workplace injury to fraudulent business transactions to product liability.
   
4. Covered some criminal cases, including a highly controversial murder case.
5. Developed stories for the Business of Law beat, including a detailed look at occupancy expenses for large law firms and a feature on Sharia law as the Missouri General Assembly was trying to outlaw it in the state.
6. Created timelines for criminal cases.
7. Worked with clients to acquire I-526 source of funding documentation, contact regional centers and businesses to collect appropriate project.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

BA In Juris Doctor

Description :

1. Researched, analyzed and wrote complex business immigration cases.
2. Translated complex terminology into accessible, compelling, and relevant content for outstanding researcher and other petitions to the USCIS.
3. Created case strategy and work closely with Attorneys on writing projects.
4. Worked closely with members of the legal team to ensure the accuracy of all information.
5. Worked independently and managing multiple writing projects simultaneously.
6. Possessed strong understanding of or ability to learn immigration law and the firms’ network of clients, cases and legal teams.
7. Applied excellent proofreading and editing skills to case-writing content and other materials.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BA In Juris Doctor

Description :

1. Sticked to a group editorial schedule.
2. Familied with light legal research and vetting sources.
3. Monitored practice area(s) for legal news.
4. Suggested which developments to report and write about and validate suggestions with manager.
5. Gathered news and identified relevant official documents regarding events and developments in the practice area.
6. Wrote news articles for daily upload to website and inclusion in print publications.
7. Digest and provided explanation on court opinions and other litigation-related documents following guidance provided by manager.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

GED

Description :

1. Used and updated existing list of news sources.
2. Met all deadlines and oversee production of publications in a timely manner.
3. Participated in and support marketing strategy with regard to particular publications.
4. Participated in developing and executing market engagement plan for each product to ensure consistent feedback flow on content direction and market focus.
5. Attended practice-area meetings and conferences when possible.
6. Reviewed all available analytics of web-based usage of content with managing editor to help drive content focus.
7. Recommended new product ideas.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

MS

Description :

1. Kept CQ and Roll Call subscribers informed about legal affairs issues in Congress, as well as issues related to Congress in the Supreme Court, other federal courts and the Justice Department. 
2. Helped people understand news developments so they can take action, whether they’re a legislative analyst or a government relations professional or a reader beyond the Beltway.
3. Demonstrated expertise about the Supreme Court and other federal courts, legal issues, legislation and politics.
4. Reported on the federal budget and appropriations process for the Justice Department and the U.S. Office of Administrative Courts.
   
5. Reported and wrote for a subscriber-focused news organization, in which stories are told via two websites, newsletters, podcasts and a newspaper that publishes when Congress is in session.
6. Covered committee markups and entering amendments and votes into CQRC’s proprietary database, a critical tool for subscribers in legislative tracking.
7. Wrote or updating member profiles that feed CQ’s Guide to the New Congress and other products about members.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

GED

Description :

1. Informed your reporting with data, including the proprietary government data collected by CQ Roll Call and its parent, FiscalNote.
2. Worked occasional nights and weekends as the congressional schedule demands.
3. Experienced covering the Justice Department and complex civil and criminal cases are strongly preferred.
4. Balanced news-of-the-day and enterprise reporting.
5. Wrote accurately, concisely and engagingly under deadline pressure.
6. Wrote and filed for multiple platforms, including digital, print and audio.
7. Analyzed data to inform your reporting.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

GED

Description :

1. Instructed advanced course in civil and criminal legal writing and research. 
2. Instructed college students in accordance with educational theories and techniques. 
3. Developed discipline related curricula, assess student learning, participates in program evaluation, and college activities. 
4. Maintained college and department standards in support of the College's mission and strategic plan.
5. Carefully review the minimum qualifications advertised for the available position as only applicants meeting the minimum requirements will be considered.
6. Edited and revised accessible, smart, and useful content across multiple legal practice areas in collaboration with attorney editors. 
7. Created informational content designed to help FindLaw.com and LawInfo.com users find answers to their most pressing legal industry questions.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

GED

Description :

1. Collaborated with Digital Marketing, Performance, and Social Media Teams to optimize your content using best practices in tagging, keyword usage, headline creation, content optimization, and basic SEO.
2. Worked with editors and senior writers to constantly refine and improve FindLaw content best practices. We are never satisfied, and we hope you aren’t either.
3. Experienced writing/editing precisely and succinctly under tight deadlines required.
4. Experienced writing/editing in a professional setting required.
5. Experienced in legal marketing a plus.
6. Worked well under tight deadlines.
7. Tracked employment law developments and issues related to assigned topic areas to guarantee timely updates of existing content and development of new content.

Experience

0-2 Years

Level

Entry Level

Education

GED