In what kind of law are you looking for a job? Maybe your resume just needs a little sprucing.
Well, i have experience as a legal secretary in education law. But I really am looking for anything
Yes. Resumes are vey important...I had ZERO experience in finance and somehow I got in and was complimented on my resume which is interesting cuz I just went thru a resume workshop and they basically told me it was crap. I've since revamped it and it's the best it's ever been. People tend to underestimate and downsize what they do. So make your resume about accomplishment. It shouldn't be full of job descriptions rather should follow this formula: 1 or 2 actions (researched, designed, facilitated) and then what the result was (how did it help the company or what goal was met) cuz they wanna know what you've done and potentially can do for them.
My resume has the last 3 firms I've worked for and about 5 bullet points under each stating what I did there.
ive only worked in one law firm
Stretch it out, then. Is that the only job you've had? If not, try to pull your job duties that had anything to do with office work from your other jobs and put them in. Don't list waitressing jobs. If it is the only job worth mentioning, make your list of skills long. List things you did in your last firm that were unique, i.e. "implementing new filing system" or "Reorganizing the flow of data".
Nope.... my last job title was legal secretary....nothing special! My jobs before that were in retail.... Staples for a year and a half
No, the title isn't what's important, it's the skills you list. Make those stand out.
ok.... my resume says: General Office Responsibilities, Research, Education Law
Don't generalize. Be specific. List what "General Office Responsibilities" entails and don't use single words or short terms like "Research" or "Education law", use sentences, like "Legal research through internet mediums and law textbooks" and make "Education Law" it's own heading, then list duties specific to that kind of law underneath it. Don't forget to put your typing speed and that you can use a dictaphone, if you can't, learn.
can i ez message you my resume?... the dictaphone.... is that the tape recorder thing?
Sure. Or you can e-mail it to me in word at my office: diana@kingspry.com