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Room 902 Boston, MA 02215  \n617.353.3141 (phone)  \n617.353.2547 (fax) [lawcdo@bu.edu](lawcdo@bu.edu)  \n[http://www.bu.edu/law/careers](http://www.bu.edu/law/careers)  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nTHE LEGAL RESUME ..................................................................................................................................2  \nRESUME INTEGRITY ..................................................................................................................................3  \nREPRESENTATION OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) AND CLASS RANK .......................................................................................3  \nREPRESENTATION OF HONORS AND AWARDS .................................................................................................................................5  \nUSE OF EXAMPLES IN THIS HANDBOOK...........................................................................................................................................6  \nBEFORE YOU BEGIN ..................................................................................................................................7  \nBASIC GUIDELINES ....................................................................................................................................9  \nRESUME CONTENT.................................................................................................................................. 12  \nHEADING .......................................................................................................................................................................................12  \nEDUCATION ...................................................................................................................................................................................13  \nEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................12  \nGRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) AND CLASS RANK ..........................................................................................................................15  \nHONORS AND ACTIVITIES ...........................................................................................................................................................18  \nJOINT DEGREES ........................................................................................................................................................................20  \nTRANSFER AND VISITING STUDENTS .............................................................................................................................................20  \nEXPERIENCE ...................................................................................................................................................................................22  \nJUDICIAL INTERNSHIPS/EXTERNSHIPS............................................................................................................................................27  \nPRO BONO AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE..........................................................................................................................................28  \nLANGUAGES ..................................................................................................................................................................................29  \nINTERESTS......................................................................................................................................................................................31  \nLICENSES 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