Attorneys: how would you list this on a resume? occasional independent / solo work
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Anonymous
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I need to update my resume. I am an attorney but I have been staying home with my kids for a little while. I have taken on a few projects during this time (mostly brief-writing to help a friend / former co worker) but it isn't consistent work.
How would you list that on a resume? It isn't a full time job, but it is not nothing. I think I should include it to demonstrate that I have not been totally out of the practice of law. Any advice is appreciated. |
Anonymous
| Consulting |
Anonymous
| Did you maintain malpractice insurance and bar status? If so then lost yourself as a solo attorney. If not, then as a consultant. |
Anonymous
| thank you for the replies! I appreciate the help. |
Anonymous
| I put Freelance Attorney with the date range as the title and then had one bullet under the title saying I performed freelance legal research and brief writing in xyz subjects for solo practitioners and small law firms and then a second bullet that listed all of the law firms that I assisted. |
Anonymous
| "Independently wealthy and didn't need to work" |
Anonymous
| How many hours of work total did you do? Like 50 hours over the last 2 years? Or hundreds of hours? If it's genuinely not a significant number, I wouldn't list it. |
Anonymous
| Independent consultant |