ATTORNEY RESUME EXAMPLE

Updated: Jun 18, 2025 - The Attorney is responsible for reviewing, structuring, drafting, negotiating, and interpreting a wide range of commercial agreements and corporate financing documents. This position provides legal advice on regulatory compliance, corporate governance, ESG matters, executive compensation, and payment card industry operations, while supporting product development and customer service initiatives. This role oversees outside counsel, manages board meeting logistics, and handles complex litigation tasks including client intake, motion drafting, and case strategy.

Tips for Attorney Skills and Responsibilities on a Resume

1. Attorney, Harrison Legal Group LLC, Bentonville, AR

Job Summary:

  • Conducts analysis of federal and state code and applicable rules and regulations for federal grant programs administered by OPB to ensure compliance with governing policies
  • Advises stakeholders of state and federal legal requirements and provides recommendations on grant program governance accordingly
  • Drafts and reviews guidance documents, briefing materials, reports, or other correspondence pertaining to grant programs
  • Drafts and/or reviews grant agreements between OPB and grantor or subrecipients
  • Assists in staffing grant program committee meetings
  • Drafts and maintains OPB policies for grant programs
  • Assists with the process of drafting Requests for Proposals (RFP) for any necessary consulting and vendor services
  • Respond to Open Records Requests for grant information on behalf of OPB
  • Providing expertise for multi-faceted public policy and legislative program areas
  • Making suggestions based on program needs in domains such as Centers for Medicaid and Medicare services (CMS), Code of Federal Regulations Title 42 (CFR), managed care contracting, and establishment of government corporations (to include governance, financial structure, and authorities)
  • Guiding modernization efforts and a variety of contemplated reform initiatives
  • Identifying specific legislative issues and suggesting alternative approaches
  • Utilizing regulatory insight to assist in building and sustaining a cross-team management structure capable of providing support services, such as legislative relations and policy analysis


Skills on Resume: 

  • Regulatory analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder advising (Soft Skills)
  • Document drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Agreement review (Hard Skills)
  • Committee staffing (Soft Skills)
  • Policy maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • RFP drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Records response (Hard Skills)

2. Attorney, Law Office of Dana M. Hobart, Oceanside, CA

Job Summary:

  • Assisting with and leading the work of setting client strategies
  • Drafting and reviewing estate planning/elder law planning documents
  • Managing and reviewing estate administration matters
  • Responding to client questions and inquiries about existing plans
  • Coordinating with sister financial services organization to deliver a full plan, including conducting joint meetings with that company's financial advisors and relationship managers
  • Over time, innovating new legal solutions to client problems
  • Conducting public and client seminars on assigned topics
  • Preparing legal documents such as pleadings, dispositions, briefs, and contracts in a timely and accurate manner
  • Developing strong strategies to resolve cases in favorable and cost-effective manner
  • Representing and defending the client's rights in court
  • Attending depositions and mediations
  • Keeping clients informed and up to date


Skills on Resume: 

  • Client strategy (Soft Skills)
  • Document drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Estate management (Hard Skills)
  • Client communication (Soft Skills)
  • Team coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Legal innovation (Hard Skills)
  • Seminar delivery (Soft Skills)
  • Legal preparation (Hard Skills)

3. Attorney, Forsyth & Chamberlain LLP, Peoria, IL

Job Summary:

  • Represent clients in court or before government agencies
  • Prepare and draft legal documents on behalf of clients
  • Advise clients on business and legal transactions
  • Negotiate settlements for legal disputes
  • Comply with all legal standards and regulations
  • Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law
  • Researching various aspects of the case to support client's claims
  • Staying informed on any current legislation
  • Provide legal advice and counsel with respect to securities laws and all public company disclosure matters, including drafting and reviewing filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (e.g. ’34 Act reports, Section 16 compliance, registration statements, etc.)
  • Review and advise on Forms 10Q, 10K and other SEC disclosure and reporting documents
  • Prepare and file Forms 8K when applicable
  • Prepare and file proxy statements


Skills on Resume: 

  • Client representation (Soft Skills)
  • Legal drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Transaction advising (Soft Skills)
  • Settlement negotiation (Soft Skills)
  • Regulation compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Practice management (Soft Skills)
  • Case research (Hard Skills)
  • Legislation monitoring (Hard Skills)

4. Attorney, Nolan & Travis Law Firm, Augusta, GA

Job Summary:

  • Reviewing, structuring, drafting, negotiating, and interpreting commercial agreements
  • Providing legal advice and support relative to all aspects of the payment card relationship, including new product development, marketing, and customer service
  • Interpreting and providing advice on applicable law and regulations and working with business units in other areas of the organization to achieve the business unit’s goals.
  • Providing legal advice and counsel with respect to public company corporate governance matters, corporate governance documents, compliance with NYSE listing requirements and ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable laws
  • Drafting and negotiating debt and equity transaction documents, credit facilities and related agreements, corporate treasury borrowing and derivatives agreements and providing general advice and counsel to clients on these and related corporate financing matters
  • Advising on corporate governance, executive compensation and proxy statement disclosure issues, including Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters
  • Supporting processes and logistics for board of directors and board committee meetings
  • Oversee and manage outside counsel
  • Handle and oversee a heavy caseload
  • Conduct intake meetings with new clients
  • Handle client requests and demands
  • Draft pleadings, written discovery, motions and briefs


Skills on Resume: 

  • Agreement drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Legal advising (Soft Skills)
  • Regulatory interpretation (Hard Skills)
  • Governance compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Transaction negotiation (Hard Skills)
  • ESG advising (Soft Skills)
  • Board support (Soft Skills)
  • Caseload management (Soft Skills)

5. Attorney, Meyers Legal Solutions PLLC, Lubbock, TX

Job Summary:

  • Serves as a consultant and provides accurate legal guidance on all matters that affect the company.
  • Provides legal oversight regarding healthcare compliance and risk management activities.
  • Drafts and administers various contracts, operating agreements, and employment agreements.
  • Assists in development of company policy, procedure, and processes to ensure legal compliance.
  • Conducts research, anticipating and guarding company against legal risks.
  • Consults and handles company legal processes.
  • Monitors federal & state law for potential applications within BayCare Clinic.
  • Serves as main department contact in absence of General Counsel.
  • Ensures team compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
  • Respects and maintains confidentiality.
  • Works in a safe, compliant and ethical manner at all times.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Legal consulting (Soft Skills)
  • Compliance oversight (Hard Skills)
  • Contract drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Policy development (Hard Skills)
  • Risk research (Hard Skills)
  • Process handling (Soft Skills)
  • Law monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Team compliance (Soft Skills)

6. Attorney, Westfield Legal Counsel PC, Bismarck, ND

Job Summary:

  • Work directly with Department staff on the preparation and management of RFPs, bids and procurement packages
  • Negotiate and prepare contracts with selected vendors
  • Prepare HRPT Board of Directors’ meeting memos and resolutions
  • Assist on commercial real estate transactions and prepare permits and concession agreements
  • Assist in strategizing about litigation matters, including Article 78 actions
  • Respond to legal inquiries involving FOIL requests, funding agreements, construction contracts and disputes, employment law and torts litigation
  • Conduct legal research and prepare legal memorandum on issues that impact the Park
  • Troubleshoot and identify legal matters pertaining to regulatory issues impacting HRPT
  • Prepare annual MWBE and SDVOB plans and oversee quarterly compliance reporting
  • Train HRPT staff members on procurement policies and State MWBE and SDVOB guidelines to ensure contract compliance.
  • Handle depositions, mediations, hearings, and trials
  • Manage assigned paralegals and medical records clerks


Skills on Resume: 

  • Procurement management (Hard Skills)
  • Contract negotiation (Hard Skills)
  • Memo preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Real estate (Hard Skills)
  • Litigation strategy (Soft Skills)
  • Legal inquiry (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory troubleshooting (Hard Skills)
  • Team management (Soft Skills)

7. Attorney, Chapman & Boyd Attorneys at Law, Medford, OR

Job Summary:

  • Represent clients in court.
  • Depose witnesses, including expert witnesses as appropriate for level of experience.
  • Prepare cases for trial and assist at trial as appropriate for level of experience.
  • Defend challenging cases involving claims based on professional negligence, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, products liability, employment discrimination and harassment, breach of contract, general negligence and other tort claims.
  • Update clients through reporting and telephone conferences about significant developments in litigation
  • Support client development and marketing efforts with the partnership.
  • Develop legal skills through in-firm mentoring, in-house training sessions, and other professional development activities
  • Assist General Counsel in reviewing, amending, and finalizing agreements and other documents with clients
  • Update agreement templates, and ensure updated templates are made available internally and to external clients
  • Work and assist in communication with regulators
  • Handle employee compliance-related matters
  • Write business correspondence and perform general administrative tasks


Skills on Resume: 

  • Court representation (Soft Skills)
  • Witness deposition (Hard Skills)
  • Trial preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Case defense (Hard Skills)
  • Client communication (Soft Skills)
  • Client development (Soft Skills)
  • Legal training (Soft Skills)
  • Agreement review (Hard Skills)

8. Attorney, Law Office of Keith D. Monroe, Erie, PA

Job Summary:

  • Organize and manage all legal activities for the company, including group activities
  • Standard and specific agreements for customers, suppliers, and others
  • Legal matters concerning employees, consultants, advisors, and others
  • Legal support related to M&A activities
  • Legal support related to debt and equity financing, financial transactions, and capital structures
  • Legal support to CFO and CEO in shareholder matters
  • Legal support for international growth activities, including registrations of activities, offices and entities in other countries
  • Organize and manage all cooperation with external legal advisors
  • Ensure compliance with all governmental regulations and reelvant requirements
  • Report to and work close with the CEO on all relevant legal matters


Skills on Resume: 

  • Legal management (Soft Skills)
  • Agreement drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Employment matters (Hard Skills)
  • M&A support (Hard Skills)
  • Financial transactions (Hard Skills)
  • Executive support (Soft Skills)
  • International compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Advisor coordination (Soft Skills)

9. Attorney, Owens & Burke Law Associates, Missoula, MT

Job Summary:

  • Manage existing and new customers' software applications.
  • Review and interpret complicated state-specific rules/regulations across the United States and Canada.
  • Maintain, enhance, and create new and existing content in an easy-to-understand format.
  • Independently manage product development projects.
  • Maintain and manage internal charts, databases, spreadsheets, and folders. 
  • Research on various specialized business operations to ensure optimal customer application rollouts.
  • Remaining informed of industry developments through review of trade publications, maintenance of related manuals and meeting participation.
  • Participation in departmental planning meetings and other meetings
  • Participation in special projects and assistance for other company departments
  • Provide additional support for all four software applications


Skills on Resume: 

  • Application management (Hard Skills)
  • Regulation interpretation (Hard Skills)
  • Content creation (Hard Skills)
  • Project management (Soft Skills)
  • Data maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Operations research (Hard Skills)
  • Industry awareness (Soft Skills)
  • Cross-functional support (Soft Skills)

10. Attorney, Highland View Legal Services Inc., Flagstaff, AZ

Job Summary:

  • Represent the city in complex civil cases
  • Interpret and advise upon land use law matters particularly related to NCGS Chapter 160D, condemn property for public purposes
  • Initiate all annexations and advise on all zoning issues and appear in court and administrative proceedings to represent the city's interests.
  • Provide legal assistance to all departments including the City Manager's Office.
  • Provide staff assistance to the City Attorney
  • Prepare and present staff reports and other necessary correspondence
  • Assist city departments in legal matters including providing training on legal issues
  • Participate in various contract negotiations
  • Draft a variety of legal documents including ordinances, resolutions, contracts, leases, complaints, answers, and responses to interrogatories for complex legal issues.
  • Creates and reviews City ordinances and policies by gathering facts, researching current law, drafting ordinance language to resolve the need or inquiry, soliciting feedback from staff, and presenting ordinance or ordinance amendment to the City Council.
  • Participate in a variety of special programs and projects
  • Advise the City Manager's Office, all departments, committees, boards, and commissions


Skills on Resume: 

  • Case representation (Soft Skills)
  • Land use (Hard Skills)
  • Zoning advisory (Hard Skills)
  • Departmental support (Soft Skills)
  • Staff assistance (Soft Skills)
  • Legal training (Soft Skills)
  • Contract negotiation (Soft Skills)
  • Document drafting (Hard Skills)

11. Attorney, Daniels & Mercer Law Group, Spokane, WA

Job Summary:

  • Drafting legal documents, including but not limited to, pleadings, various motions, affidavits, and discovery responses
  • Draft, review and edit and other correspondence related to personal injury and product liability litigations
  • Filing and conducting master arbitrations, mediations, motions to vacate, and appeals
  • Engaging in settlement negotiations and finalization of settlements
  • Lien negotiation and resolution and conducting legal research
  • Draft initial reports, interim reports, pre-trial reports
  • Draft discovery and respond to discovery
  • Draft and respond to discovery-related motions
  • Regularly attend court appearances
  • Take and defend depositions of fact witnesses and expert witnesses
  • Draft motions for summary judgment


Skills on Resume: 

  • Legal drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Litigation correspondence (Hard Skills)
  • Arbitration handling (Hard Skills)
  • Settlement negotiation (Soft Skills)
  • Lien resolution (Hard Skills)
  • Report drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Discovery response (Hard Skills)
  • Deposition management (Hard Skills)

12. Attorney, McCallister & Greene Legal Services, Topeka, KS

Job Summary:

  • Advise on a broad range of commercial matters and support sales teams on deal structure and contract negotiations
  • Review, draft, negotiate and manage a wide range of technology and commercial contracts including NDAs, vendor contracts, license agreements, and consultant and landowner agreements
  • Implement a scalable contracting framework and standards for the CORE Carbon digital platform
  • Assist the SVP of Legal and Operations in identifying and advising the team on legal issues and risks and offer creative risk mitigation solutions
  • Provide support to the SVP of Legal and Operations on corporate and general legal matters
  • Contract execution and management including drafting and reviewing a variety of agreements (both U.S. and international) with customers and suppliers of Körber Supply Chain
  • Act as a key partner and legal resource for the business in contract negotiations and negotiation strategy
  • Provide departmental support by counseling managers on legal matters impacting functional areas
  • Provide litigation support by evaluating legal exposure and proposing solutions to manage or mitigate risks across the business.
  • Assist with due diligence and post-acquisition integration for mergers and acquisitions


Skills on Resume: 

  • Commercial advising (Soft Skills)
  • Contract negotiation (Hard Skills)
  • Framework implementation (Hard Skills)
  • Risk mitigation (Soft Skills)
  • Legal support (Soft Skills)
  • Contract management (Hard Skills)
  • Negotiation strategy (Soft Skills)
  • Litigation support (Hard Skills)

13. Attorney, Jenson Legal Advisory Group LLC, Sioux Falls, SD

Job Summary:

  • Understanding commercial needs of the business and providing IP solutions to support those needs. 
  • Understanding relevant technologies, products, and markets, and managing and prosecuting the business’s global patent portfolio. 
  • Independently drafting new patent applications for relevant technologies and working with the technology teams to actively identify new filing opportunities. 
  • Independently preparing invalidity, non-infringement, and freedom to operate opinions and/or managing external preparation of such opinions
  • Monitoring and advising on third party IP-related activity relevant to the business. 
  • Independently advising on, filing and conducting post-grant procedures to attack third party rights and/or defend JM rights, instructing external counsel where appropriate. 
  • Ensuring compliance of the business with the IP Management Policy. 
  • Providing IP training to internal customers, including scientists, commercial managers, and corporate lawyers. 
  • Drafting and negotiating simple IP agreements, such as NDAs and MTAs and assisting more senior members of the team in drafting and negotiating more complex IP agreements, such as consultancy agreements, research agreements etc. 
  • Carrying out any other duties which are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed. 


Skills on Resume: 

  • IP solutions (Soft Skills)
  • Patent management (Hard Skills)
  • Application drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Legal opinions (Hard Skills)
  • IP monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Post-grant (Hard Skills)
  • Policy compliance (Soft Skills)
  • IP training (Soft Skills)