Conversely, if you have a great deal of education and very little experience, start with your education and emphasize relevant courses and accomplishments during your internship. Regardless of your background, remember that law firms as businesses are interested in knowing about accomplishments which saved time and money for other employers. Most of the law firm administrators we canvassed agree that they have no interest in seeing information regarding hobbies, health, age or family on your resume. Many employers find information about memberships in professional organizations to be of importance because it demonstrates an applicant's level of commitment to their profession. As a rule of thumb, remember that information about professional affiliations and volunteer work is optional and should not be included if it means that your resume will be longer than two pages.
Many resumes start with a statement of the applicant's goals and objectives.
While some applicants believe that such a statement is a clear signal to employers that they are solid and know where they are going, it can also be a double-edged sword which limits the scope of possibilities for the applicant. Remember, the objective statement is optional and should always be compatible with the general focus of the resume on which it appears. It is perfectly acceptable to have several different versions of your resume which are tailored to specific jobs and which emphasize specific areas of expertise, while de-emphasizing others. Or, better yet, ask someone who is objective and unbiased to read your resume to ensure that it is communicating what you want it to and that it is free from typos and grammatical errors. Sending a resume with typos is like going to a wedding in expensive formal attire sporting grass-stained Nikes.