Entry-level estate planning CVs should demonstrate relevant UK legal experience, strong drafting skills, and a client-focused approach. This guide helps you present your background so solicitors and recruiters see transferable skills and readiness to handle UK estate planning work.
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How to structure your CV
Use a clean, reverse-chronological layout so a recruiter can scan your most relevant experience first. Start with a concise heading that includes your name, contact details, and your right-to-work status in the UK (e.g. citizen, settled status, or visa).
Include a short professional profile, then list experience, education, skills, and professional activities so your estate planning work appears near the top of the page.
Professional profile versus objective
Write a two- to three-sentence professional profile if you have internships, university clinics, or training contracts related to estate planning. Focus on the skills you used, such as drafting wills and trusts, client counselling, and legal research, and mention your UK practising status if relevant (e.g. trainee solicitor or qualified solicitor).
Use an objective only if you have limited UK experience and want to state a clear career goal tied to estate planning roles.
Presenting relevant experience
For each role, include the employer, your title, location, and dates (DD/MM/YYYY), followed by 3 to 6 achievement‑oriented bullets that show concrete work. Prioritise estate planning clinic work, probate or estate administration projects, UK tax research for estates, drafting experience, and client intake responsibilities.
Use action verbs such as drafted, researched, advised, prepared, and assisted to open each bullet and keep descriptions specific and task‑focused.
Sample CV bullets for estate planning tasks
Draft bullets describing the document type and your contribution without overstating outcomes. Examples include drafting testamentary wills and lifetime trusts for clients, preparing probate and estate administration documents, conducting UK tax and fiduciary rule research, and assisting solicitors with client intake and capacity assessments.
If you contributed to client meetings note your role in preparing intake forms and summarising client goals rather than claiming you led settlements or negotiations.
Transferable experience to highlight
If you lack estate planning-specific roles, emphasise related civil litigation, chancery matters, or private client exposure, such as probate disputes, trust administration, or tax advisory projects.
Additional Tips
- 1Prepare concise writing samples and a redacted will or client memo suitable for sharing in interviews to demonstrate drafting ability and attention to detail.
- 2Maintain a concise master CV listing every estate-related task you’ve handled so you can quickly tailor bullet points for different roles.
- 3Ask supervisors, pro bono mentors, or judges for short reference wording that highlights your drafting, legal research, and client-facing skills.