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Hi guys, I need help making my resume geared more towards law school and not read so much like a business resume. Obviously not formatted properly here but it's 1 page on word. I've omitted personal stuff for obvious reasons lol


Professional Experience
XXXX Company – Irvine, CA July 2008 - Present
Junior Buyer
• Use resources such as the internet and various catalogues to source and purchase materials requested by company
• Speak extensively with vendors for quotes and negotiate pricing
• Scrutinize legal terms and conditions in order to approve companies as legitimate vendors
• Assist other departments in projects as needed; often initiate projects and see them to completion
• Manage, scan, and file important confidential documents
• Worked 20-30 hours per week for 2008 – 2009 and 2009 – 2010 academic years and 30+ hours per week for summer; began to work full time in June 2010

YYYY Company – Irvine, CA June 2008 – September 2008
Customer Service Representative
• Placed hundreds of phone calls daily to customers to ensure satisfaction with company’s services
• Developed valuable interpersonal skills and telephone etiquette
• Processed account applications through company’s internal system

ZZZZ Company – San Jose, CA June 2007 – June 2008
Intern, Technical Website Development Team
• Worked independently on website development and maintenance; used creativity to design and implement ideas
• Interviewed customers for input on ease of website use; was in charge of documenting responses to present to team
• Constructed PowerPoint presentations with project updates to present at weekly team meetings; led team meetings
• Worked 40 hours per week June 2007 – June 2008 and 15-20 hours per week during 2007-2008 academic year

Education
University of California, Irvine - Irvine, CA September 2006 – June 2010
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Political Science; LSDAS GPA: 3.95

Honors & Distinctions
• Magna cum laude, University of California, Irvine June 2010
• Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Irvine May 2010
• Dean’s Honor List, University of California, Irvine January 2007 – June 2010

Activities
phi alpha delta, Pre-law fraternity – Irvine, CA September 2008 – June 2010
Pledged Member
• Assisted in organization of social events, potlucks, and retreats
• Participated in community service projects (soup kitchen, food bank, and park cleanup)
• Gained extensive knowledge about the legal field through esteemed guest speakers & workshops

XXXX, South Asian A Cappella Team – Irvine, CA September 2006 – Present
Team Co-Captain (elected)
• Arrange music with other captain and plan rehearsal schedule for competitions
• Create innovative strategies to advertise and market our team to gain more exposure
• Learn important leadership skills while managing a team of 15 individuals

Skills & Interests
• Basic to intermediate Spanish and Hindi skills, passion for singing and creating music, enthusiasm about travel
• Analytical thinker, problem solver, eager and quick learner, detail-oriented and hard-working perfectionist, avid reader
• Interested in helping the disadvantaged, eager to begin law school and a career in social justice



any help at ALL would be much appreciated!!

Harvard has some sample resumes posted that may be of some help to you. Here is the link for the application components area:
http://www.law.harvard.edu/prospective/ ... urces.html

If you scroll down you will see resumes with three sample ones listed. This should be able to help you out.

I would put education first

ziggie wrote:I would put education first

Yeah that's how I had it then on TLS it was like if you're out of school put work first. I graduated in June and I'm applying now. But yeah I'll do that thanks.

Anything else? Those sampled seemed similar to mine I'm terms of format/content