Sample resumes

EMILY A. SMITH
123 Walnut St. Grundy, Va. 24614
276-555-5555, esmith11@my.asl.edu

EDUCATION

Appalachian School of Law Grundy, Va.
Candidate for Juris Doctor expected May 2011

Remote Area Medical clinic volunteer
Moot Court team member
Environmental Law Society member

East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tenn.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science May 2007

Debate Team secretary, 2006-2007
Dean's list, four semesters
Big Donor Scholarship recipient, 2006
Resident Assistant, 2005-2007

EXPERIENCE

Miller, Miller, and Schiller Kingsport, Tenn.
Summer Intern May - August 2008

Wrote motions, legal memoranda, and client letters
Proofread documents for attorneys; filed paperwork at courthouse
Observed settlement negotiations and trials

Tennessee Watershed Protection Society Bristol, Tenn.
Research Assistant January 2006 - May 2007

Tested rivers and streams for pollutants
Compiled testing data; wrote reports to present to state legislators
Helped conduct environmental workshops for area schoolchildren

Target Corp. Bristol, Va.
Sales clerk March 2005 - December 2005

Rang up customers' purchases, responded to price-check inquiries; restocked shelves, updated inventory system

SKILLS

Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw certified
Fluent in Spanish

JUSTIN JONES
53 Slate Creek Rd., Grundy Va. 24614 (school)
112 Main St., Lexington, Ky. 40502 (permanent)
276-888-8888; jjones12@my.asl.edu

EDUCATION

The Appalachian School of Law, Grundy, Va.
Juris Doctor expected May 2012; Class rank 5 of 92
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistant
- Court-Appointed Special Advocate (in training)

Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky.
Bachelor's of Science, Biology and pre-law, June 2008
- Graduated cum laude with a 3.6 overall GPA
- Arts & Sciences Association
- Environmental Law Society

EXPERIENCE

The Hon. Richard Pritchard, Lexington Municipal Tax Court
Intern, May-August, 2009
Helped research tax code to respond to public questions; observed court proceedings; drafted, proofread court opinions

Office of U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, Lexington, Ky.
Congressional Intern, January-June, 2008
Responded to constituents' letters on numerous public-policy issues; researched background on policy issues to prepare congressman for speeches, interviews; processed requests for tours of congressman's Washington, D.C. office

Professor Ted Thomas, Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky.
Research assistant, September-December, 2007
Helped conduct study on frogs' ability to withstand water pollution; learned proper methods of statistical analysis to analyze, compile data

Lexington Parks and Recreation Department, Lexington, Ky.
Junior Landscaper, May-August, 2006
Joined crew that maintained public parks; mowed lawns, weeded flower beds, picked up litter