Hiring partners scan solicitor CVs for SRA, PQE, practice area and matter experience. sausagedog leads with all four and rewrites the rest in proper legal English.
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Why a Solicitor CV is different
A Solicitor CV is read against very different signals to a generic CV in the UK. PQE and practice area get buried under filler. Matter experience reduces to 'advised clients'. Private practice and in-house read identically.
Sausage Dog leads with SRA, PQE, practice area, sector. Uses real legal language: matter, transaction, due diligence, drafting, instructed. Rewrites bullets around matters, clients and outcomes.
PQE and practice area get buried under filler.
Matter experience reduces to 'advised clients'.
Private practice and in-house read identically.
75%
of CVs never reach a human
6.7s
average recruiter scan time
<30s
to tailor your CV
Leads with SRA, PQE, practice area, sector
Uses real legal language: matter, transaction, due diligence, drafting, instructed
Rewrites bullets around matters, clients and outcomes
Adapts for the role. NQ, mid-level, senior associate, in-house counsel
No corporate fluff. Every line earns its place
“Move to in-house had been impossible. CV reframe did it.”
4 PQE Solicitor, London · Composite example based on user feedback
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Frequently asked
How does Sausage Dog tailor a solicitor CV?+
Sausage Dog reads the solicitor job description you paste in, identifies the keywords, responsibilities, and qualifications it asks for, then rewrites your existing CV to mirror that language while keeping every fact in your real experience intact. The result is an ATS-friendly CV in under a minute.
Is the output ATS-friendly for solicitor roles?+
Yes. The tailored CV uses plain formatting, mirrors the exact keywords in the job description, and keeps section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) that applicant tracking systems are built to parse. No tables, columns, or fancy headers that break ATS scans.
Will the rewritten solicitor CV still sound like me?+
That is the whole point. Sausage Dog rewrites your real bullet points in your tone, not corporate jargon. It does not invent qualifications or experience you do not have, it just sharpens what is already there for the specific solicitor role.
Is it free to tailor a solicitor CV?+
Yes. You can tailor one CV per day on the free tier with no card needed. Premium (£9/month) gives unlimited tailoring plus cover letters, interview prep, and LinkedIn rewrites for the same role.