Paralegal Resume Bullet Points
16 examples, each shown weak and strong
A strong paralegal bullet names the practice area, the document or filing, and the volume or deadline it was held to. Hiring attorneys read for whether you can run a matter day to day, so put tools like Relativity, CompuLaw and Westlaw next to the work you did in them.
How to use these
- Every [X%], [N] and [$X] is a blank for your own figure. Fill it from your records, or a careful estimate you could explain in an interview. If you have no number, describe the result in words.
- Only use a bullet for work you actually did. Change the details until it describes your job, not this page.
- The ticks are three plain checks done in code: it opens with an action verb, it has a number, and it says what changed. Strong bullets pass all three; weak ones miss at least one.
Discovery and document review
Reviewers want the size of the review set, the platform, and what your coding or privilege work saved the trial team.
Weak
Assisted with document review for litigation cases.
- ✗ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Coded [N] documents for responsiveness and privilege in Relativity on a commercial dispute, closing first-pass review [N] days before the production deadline.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Responsible for preparing privilege logs.
- ✗ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Built privilege logs for [N] withheld documents with a tagging template in Relativity, cutting log prep from [N] to [N] hours per production.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Drafted discovery responses as needed.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Drafted first-pass responses to [N] sets of interrogatories and document requests a year, reducing attorney revision time by [X%] with a reusable objections bank.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Organized documents for productions to opposing counsel.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Ran [N] rolling productions with Bates numbering and load files, and caught [N] misdesignated documents in QC, avoiding a clawback dispute.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Docketing and deadlines
Hiring attorneys look for a clean deadline record, the docketing system you used, and the courts you filed in.
Weak
Maintained attorney calendars and court deadlines.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Kept the CompuLaw docket for [N] active matters in state and federal courts, and prevented any missed filing deadline over [N] years with weekly docket reviews.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Handled e-filing for the litigation team.
- ✗ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
E-filed [N] pleadings and motions through CM/ECF and state portals, cutting rejected filings to [N] a year with a pre-filing checklist for formatting and exhibits.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Tracked statute of limitations dates for new cases.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Audited limitations dates on [N] intake files and flagged [N] near expiration so that every claim was filed in time.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Helped keep the case management system up to date.
- ✗ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Cleaned up matter records for [N] open files in Clio, closing [N] dormant matters and making conflict checks on new intakes faster and more reliable.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Research and drafting
Name the document, the database and the filing it went into, since legal research alone says nothing about your level.
Weak
Conducted legal research using Westlaw.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Researched case law in Westlaw for [N] motions in limine and wrote summaries attorneys used in the final briefs, saving about [N] hours of associate time per motion.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Prepared deposition summaries.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Summarized [N] deposition transcripts with page-line indexes within [N] days of receipt, shortening witness outline prep for the trial team.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Proofread and cite-checked briefs for attorneys.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Cite-checked [N] appellate and summary judgment briefs against the Bluebook in Westlaw and Lexis, eliminating the citation errors partners used to flag in review.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Drafted various legal documents for attorneys.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Drafted [N] complaints, subpoenas and notices a month from firm templates, raising first-draft acceptance by supervising attorneys to [X%].
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Trial, closings and billing
Firms read billable hours against the target and want to see the trial or closing work you ran, not watched.
Weak
Supported attorneys during trial preparation.
- ✗ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Built trial binders and an exhibit list of [N] exhibits for a [N]-day jury trial, and resolved numbering conflicts with opposing counsel before the pretrial conference.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Billed hours to client matters.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Billed [N] hours against a [N]-hour target and lowered write-offs to [X%] by logging time daily in Clio.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Assisted with real estate closings.
- ✗ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✓ Result
Strong
Coordinated [N] commercial real estate closings a year, tracking title, survey and lender conditions in closing checklists, with every deal closed on its scheduled date.
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Weak
Responsible for client communication on case status.
- ✗ Action verb
- ✗ Number
- ✗ Result
Strong
Sent monthly status letters on a [N]-matter personal injury caseload, cutting client calls routed to attorneys by [X%].
- ✓ Action verb
- ✓ Number
- ✓ Result
Action verbs for paralegal resumes
- Drafted
- Coded
- Calendared
- Docketed
- Researched
- Summarized
- Filed
- Indexed
- Organized
- Prepared
- Coordinated
- Tracked
More in the full list of resume action verbs.
Next steps
Rewrite your own bullet →
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A complete paralegal resume →
A graded example, with notes on why each line works.
What paralegal reviewers check first →
Common mistakes and specific fixes for this role.
Would they interview you? →
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