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How to Write a Law Firm Resume [by Law Firm Staff] Page 2 - Action Verbs
Appendix I: Action Verbs
formed formulated found founded fulfilled
regulated rehabilitated reinforced reinstated
functioned
remedied renegotiated reorganized replaced repaired reported represented requested
A: accelerated accomplished achieved acquired acted activated actuated adapted
G: gained gathered gauged generated gov-
researched resolved responded restored
administered adopted advanced advised ad-
erned granted guided
restructured resulted retained retrieved revamped revealed reversed reviewed revised
vocated aided allocated altered amended amplified analyzed approved arbitrated arranged
H: handled headed hired hosted
revitalized
assessed assisted attained attracted audited
I: identified illustrated implemented im-
S: salvaged screened secured segmented
augmented authored authorized automated
proved improvised indoctrinated increased
selected settled simplified sold solved spear-
awarded
incurred influenced informed initiated inno-
headed specified speculated spoke spread
vated inquired inspired instituted instructed
stabilized staged standardized steered stimu-
ascertained assembled assigned assumed
B: balanced bargained broadened budgeted
interpreted interviewed introduced invented
lated strategized streamlined strengthened
built
invested investigated involved issued
stressed structured studied submitted sub-
C: calculated canvassed capitalized central-
L: lectured liquidated litigated lobbied local-
ized challenged chaired changed circulated
ized located
stantiated superseded supervised supplied
clarified classified co-authored collaborated
supported surpassed surveyed systematized T: tailored targeted taught terminated trained
collected combined commissioned com-
M: maintained managed marketed maxi-
transacted transferred translated traveled
mitted communicated compared compiled
mized mediated merged minimized modeled
treated tripled
completed composed computed conceived
moderated modernized modified monitored
conceptualized consolidated constructed
motivated moved
coordinated corrected counseled created
U: uncovered undertook unified united updated upgraded used utilized
consulted contributed controlled convinced N: narrated negotiated nurtured
critiqued cultivated
V: validated valued verified O: observed offset opened operated orches-
D: decided decentralized decreased defined
trated ordered organized originated over-
delegated delivered demonstrated depreci-
hauled oversaw
ated described designated designed determined developed devised directed disclosed
P: participated patterned penalized perceived
dissembled distinguished distributed diversi-
performed permitted persuaded pinpointed
fied divested documented drafted
pioneered planned prepared presented pre-
E: edited effected eliminated employed en-
procured produced profiled programmed pro-
abled enforced enhanced enlarged enriched
moted prompted proposed proved provided
established evaluated executed expanded
publicized published pursued
served presided prevented probed processed
expedited exposed extended extracted extrapolated
R: raised ranked recommended reconciled recorded recovered recruited rectified re-
F: facilitated fashioned focused formalized
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designed reduced referred refined regained
W: widened witnessed won worked wrote