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Attorney Duties, Skills & Responsibilities: a Guide for Employers

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When hiring Attorneys, it’s important to properly describe the job opening with the duties, skills and responsibilities of the role. We’ve compiled a guide to Attorney Duties, Skills & Responsibilities using data from actual job postings on Indeed.

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Popular Attorney Duties and Skills

Here are some commonly found skills and other specifications in job postings for Attorneys.

Bar

  • Definition : A license to practice law awarded upon passing the bar exam. Additional licensing requirements vary by state.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 3-4
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 36.2% of Attorney job postings on Indeed.

Litigation

  • Definition : Skill or experience practicing litigation or supporting litigation practice.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 3-4
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 25.8% of Attorney job postings on Indeed.

Writing skills

  • Definition : Skills, knowledge, and experience with creating written content through any medium.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 3-4
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 22.1% of Attorney job postings on Indeed.

Legal drafting

  • Definition : Knowledge or experience drafting legal documents.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 4-5
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 15.3% of Attorney job postings on Indeed.

Negotiation

  • Definition : Skill or experience with negotiation, typically in a business, financial, or legal context.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 4-5
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 9.9% of Attorney job postings on Indeed.

Research

  • Definition : Experience or skill conducting research.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 3-4
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 7.4% of Attorney job postings on Indeed.

Legal research

  • Definition : Experience with or knowledge of legal research, including knowledge of legal research services.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 3-4
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 5.5% of Attorney job postings on Indeed.

Westlaw

  • Definition : A software suite used for legal research and other litigation applications.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 3-4
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 2.8% of Attorney job postings on Indeed.

Lexis-Nexis

  • Definition : A software suite used for business, legal and market research.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 2-3
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 1.1% of Attorney job postings on Indeed.
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