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How to write an assistant state attorney resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.
Step 2: Next put your years of experience in assistant state attorney-related roles.
Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.
Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some assistant state attorney interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:
- Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
- Include as many relevant hard or technical assistant state attorney skills as possible for each job you apply to.
- Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an assistant state attorney resume:
- Litigation
- Criminal Cases
- Appeals
- Law Enforcement Agencies
- Criminal Division
- District Court
- Felony Cases
- Legal Issues
- Federal Agencies
- Misdemeanor Cases
- Circuit Court
- Federal Courts
- Juris
- Violent Crimes
- Legal Memoranda
- Civil Litigation
- Child Support
- Criminal Law
- Bench Trials
- National Security
- Legal Research
- Civil Division
- Subpoenas
- Child Abuse
- DUI
- Legal Advice
- County Court
- Oral Arguments
- Legal Intern
- Defense Counsel
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How to structure your work experience
A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.
- Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
- Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
- Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.
How to write assistant state attorney experience bullet points
Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.
- Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
- What were your responsibilities or goals?
- How did you accomplish them?
- Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )
Here are examples from great assistant state attorney resumes:
Work history example #1
Judge
Lionbridge
- Ensured accurate and immediate communication between American lawyers and Iraqi judges.
- Maintained the Vineland windows 2000 active directory folder.
- Researched and gave input on decisions regarding arguments for all redeterminations, reconsideration's, and ALJ Requests.
- Served as Senior Counsel in the Commercial and Administrative Law Division in the Office of Chief Counsel.
- Monitored activity around the AccuVote-TS Voting Units.
Work history example #2
Corps Member
Urban Corps of San Diego
- Conducted consistent daily small group literacy sessions through Wireless Generation.
- Recruited by TFA to submit assessment materials for Teach for America s training manuals and website resources.
- Provided one-on-one and small group tutoring during and after school in English and mathematics to elementary school English language learners.
- Coordinate/facilitated district wide professional development and implementation of district instructional pilots in middle school mathematics.
- Provided tutoring support in mathematics for 15 third, fourth and fifth grade students.
Work history example #3
Law Internship
Nassau County
- Managed the firm's Chapter 13 bankruptcy case load.
- Assisted with preparing legal research for substantive and procedural matters via LexisNexis, West Law and office library.
- Co-counseled the firm's first ever FINRA arbitration, obtaining a full dismissal for client.
- Prepared appellate brief in bankruptcy matter and filed with appellate court.
- Drafted EEOC position statements, abstracts, memos, cease & desist letters; edited contracts; and participated in site visits
Work history example #4
Assistant State Attorney
Pinellas County
- Collected information via subpoenas and face-to-face interviews to verify evidence or substantiate innocence for clients.
- Represented clients in the areas of Family Law, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, and Criminal and Civil Law cases.
- Drafted interrogatories and requests for production and managed responses to opposing counsel's discovery requests.
- Examined State's evidence, interviewed witnesses, and counseled defendants on various possibilities of resolution of charges.
- Experienced in Plaintiff s and Defense bodily injury and property damage litigation including litigation on behalf of insurance carriers.
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Add an education section to your resume
Here is the best way to format your education section:
- Display your highest degree first.
- If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
- If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
- If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries from assistant state attorney resumes:
Doctoral Degree in law
South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX
2004 - 2007
Doctoral Degree in law
George Washington University, The, Washington, DC
2007 - 2010
Highlight your assistant state attorney certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.