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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abbie Whitlock" data-source="post: 225212" data-attributes="member: 42112">Hey!For the personal summary, its best to strike a balance between your legal experience and the wider qualities you bring, but with a clear emphasis on what's most relevant to the paralegal role. A helpful structure is:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A concise opening line about your professional identity: briefly state your current stage (e.g. recent graduate, career changer, or someone with prior legal or admin experience) and the specific legal area or type of work that you are interested in. This provides a nice opening and sets the tone!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Briefly highlight your most relevant legal experiences: I would focus on the skills and responsibilities that match the job description - this could be research, drafting, admin, case management, etc. You don't need a full breakdown (as that is what the work experience section on the CV is for), but 2-3 sentences that show how your experiences make you a good fit is ideal.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Add personality and well-chosen extracurriculars: include any extracurricular activities only where they reinforce your key competencies - things such as attention to detail, commitment to the legal sector, or commercial awareness. This could be mooting, volunteering, pro bono work, or non-legal activities that show discipline or initiative.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Finish with what you are looking for: a good way to wrap up your personal summary is to add a line about what you hope to bring to and gain from the role.</li> </ol>Overall, I'd keep it professional, positive, and relevant to the specific paralegal role. Think of the personal summary as a narrative of your key experiences and traits that summarises your CV as a whole.I hope that helps, and best of luck with the paralegal application! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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