Do not use relatives or friends, unless you have worked for them. See Sample Reference List in The Art of Interviewing. Format Your resume must be readable and written in a consistent style and format. For example, do not list activities in one section and use narrative style in another. Not all resumes should look the same - experiment with different layouts and fonts.
Legal employers tend to be conservative.
Don't clutter your resume with asterisks, bullets, dashes, etc. You may want to bold major categories as well as employer and school names. However, don't bold or italicize everything as this can get confusing. Keep in mind that your resume should be easy to read and that the reader should be able to find out information about you with a quick scan of your resume. Although some abbreviations are permissible, it never looks very good.