CV & Cover Letters for Law

How to write a CV

• For CV writing advice see – https://www.kent.ac.uk/ces/student/cvs.html  – This advice is from our Careers & Employability Service and is a good starting point to a basic layout format.   I think that there are enhancements that can be made to this format so please do seek a critique of your CV once you have drafted it.  You can do this by booking an appointment with a Careers Adviser.
• https://www.law.ac.uk/employability/programmes/legal-careers-guide/legal-cv-and-covering-letter-examples/ – This great package of career information includes a chapter on CV writing (Chapter 6).   You can register to use this site without paying or being a student of the University of Law.
• Online Learning:  The central Careers & Employability Service has a series of presentations available, which cover a range of employability topics from CV’s, Interviews, LinkedIn, to view on https://www.kent.ac.uk/ces/student/online-learning.html

How to get a review of your CV

1. Book a Quick Advice Appointment with an adviser in the Careers & Employability Service – click on the first option on the first tab on https://www.kent.ac.uk/ces/advice.html 
2. Use the Careerset CV reader: https://careerset.io/kent   You will need to save your CV as a PDF document and then upload it to the CareerSet platform.  This is a secure platform and your details are not stored.   You will get instant feedback on content, choice of words, layout and overall effectiveness.   You can also upload a job description to see how well your CV matches with the job.

Writing a Cover Letter

• For law, the best on-line advice is available on nthe University of Law’s website here https://www.law.ac.uk/employability/programmes/legal-careers-guide/legal-cv-and-covering-letter-examples/ – This great package of career information includes a chapter on CV writing (Chapter 6).   You can register to use this site without paying or being a student of the University of Law.