Additional information can be

found on Symplicity in the Part Two:

Application The
Guide for Resume CPDO
Law Jobs
Career and Professional
Development Office

For summer and articling recruitment a Sam ple Actions Verbs

CHRONOLOGICAL resume works best (i. e. Ac c o m pl i s h ed Es t a b li s h e d
The CPDO recommends a resume that displays your experience in Ac h i e ve d Fa c i l it a t e d
students prepare a reverse chronological order). Start with Ad m i n is t e r ed
Ad v i s ed
Fo r m u la t e d
Fo u n d ed
TWO-PAGE resume for end date followed by start date. An a l y ze d Ge n e r at e d
Canadian employers. As s e m bl e d
As s e s se d
Im p l e me n t e d
Im p r o ve d
Ch a i r ed In s t r uc t e d
A good resume is easy to read and Co l l a bo r a t ed In t e r vi e w e d
The general rule of contains logical headings and sufficient Co m p a re d In v e s ti g a t ed
thumb is to omit white space.
Co m p i le d
Co n d u ct e d
Ma i n t ai n e d
Ma n a g ed
any experience Co o r d in a t e d Ma r k e te d
dating back to high Use bullet points and strong action verbs.
Co r r e sp o n d ed
Co u n s el e d
Me d i a te d
Ne g o t ia t e d
school. Cr e a t ed Ov e r s aw
Cr i t i qu e d Re p o r te d
De c i d ed Re p r e se n t e d
De l i v er e d Re s e a rc h e d
You should start your resume with the same header displaying your name and De m o n st r a t ed Se r v e d
contact information as the one you plan to use on your cover letter. This helps De s i g ne d
De v e l op e d
St u d i ed
Su p e r vi s e d
create a branding. De v i s ed Sy n t h es i z e d
Di r e c te d Ta u g h t
Dr a f t ed Tr a i n ed
Then just put your name and page 2 of 2 at the top of the second page. Ed i t e d Wr o t e

Headings Below are some suggested headings to help you organize your experience.
Some of the headings highlighted in GREY are optional and will depend on your particular experience.

Education
If you have 3 or more academic/non-academic awards creating
Awards and a separate section helps highlight your achievements.
If you received scholarships DO NOT include the amount.
Achievements It not necessary to list the reason for the award unless it is in
recognition of a non-academic achievement and is not obvious
from the name of the award.
If you have done graduate work and have a
Publications considerable number of publications you might
consider listing them in an addendum to your
resume.
Employment or Include all of your post secondary school work history and
do not omit positions just because you do not think they
Professional are relevant as there are usually some great transferable
skills you can highlight.
Experience
If you have significant volunteer experience
Extracurricular + you might divide this heading into two
separate sections one for school related
Volunteer Experience activities and another for community
involvement
If you are fluent in several languages you should
Language consider highlighting this under its own section
otherwise you can include it under an Interests and
Other Skills section.

Many employers are interested in how you like to

spend your time outside of law school.
List 3 to 5 personal interests- things that you are
Interests passionate about and that will facilitate interesting
conversation as employers often use these topics to
break the ice.
NOTE: It is not necessary to include references on your resume as it is assumed that you will provide one if requested.