CV Example 1 JANET KING 700 Harris St, Ultimo, NSW 2007 E: janet.king@gmail.com L: au.linkedin.com/in/janetking M: 0444 444 444 EDUCATION Macquarie University 2012 – 2016 (expected) Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Major in Social Justice) • 3.6 Law GPA 76 Law Average • Completed Exchange Program to the University of Oxford (2015) • Macquarie Law School Award for Law, Lawyers, and Society (2013) Hornsby Girls High School 2006 – 2011 • 98.70 ATAR and First in Legal Studies • School Captain LEGAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Crownies Solicitors March 2015 – November 2015 • Assisted the firm’s Principal in a wide-ranging practice, involving commercial litigation, property transactions, corporate and estate management matters. • Conducted legal research and reviewed new legal developments in case law and legislation. • Proof-reading, editing and office administration. NON-LEGAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Company February 2013 – Present Sales Assistant (10 hours per week) VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE Macquarie University September 2013 – Present Mentor (2 hours per fortnight) • Sent weekly emails to new law students for five weeks with information about settling into university. • Assisted at Academic Orientation, on Library Information Desk, and on the Orientation-Week stall. Society February 2014 – March 2015 Secretary (15 hours per fortnight) • Liaised with academic and non-academic stakeholders. • Reformed Constitution to expand sub-committees. • Awarded Best Student Group – Faculty of Human Sciences by Macquarie University. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Legal Professional Skills • Macquarie Law School First Year Moot — Quarter-Finalist (2012) • MULS Junior Client Interview Competition — Champion (2013) • MULS Negotiations Competition — Grand-Finalist (2014) • Contributor to The Brief (2012 – present) Mentoring, Programs & Teams • Merit Scholars Aspiring Professionals Program • Social Soccer Team INTERESTS, SKILLS & LANGUAGES • French – limited working proficiency • Saxophone • Soccer REFEREES Jack Rizzoli, Partner (Disputes) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Phone: (02) 9999 9999
Owen Mitchell, Professor Macquarie Law School Phone: (02) 9999 9999
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