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  The Great White Shark Member

  July 2020 edited July 2020 1058 karma

  This depends on the school(s) you’re going to apply to. Check what they request on their website. Some law schools want no more than one page. Others are fine with two.

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  Lor M--G Yearly Member

  July 2020 18 karma

  I'm 5 years out and will be applying with a 2 page resume. I did a few intro calls with consultants and they said that 2 pages are ok if you actually have done 2 pages worth of work and time (which I know I have, and I'd bet you have as well).
• mrowley91 Alum Member

  July 2020 203 karma

  Thanks for the info!
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  Ellegoals Member

  July 2020 342 karma

  I think the "rule of thumb" is 1 page for every 10 years of work. Also, for applications, every school is different so as someone earlier said, definitely check out schools websites!
• mynameislilz Member

  July 2020 edited July 2020 14 karma

  I was on a webinar for working professionals with the admissions dean at UC Berkeley the other day. This was directly addressed. For those with substantial work experience, she said 2 pages is just fine if it is relevant and helpful to painting the picture of who you are, but avoid going over that. FWIW, mine is about 1.5 pages and I have been out of undergrad 9 years.
• studyingandrestudying Core Member

  July 2020 5254 karma

  Mine has to be 2 pages. There's no way to reformat it without eyestrain. So far it's OK.
• lizzogonzo Member

  July 2020 628 karma

  I think the standard has changed over time and it's become more commonplace to submit 2-page resumes. I'd say a majority of admissions and employers acknowledge that 1 page is not enough to say everything. Like what many have said here of course you should make sure whatever you have is substantive and concise and not done solely based on length.
• ashleyfc Alum Member

  July 2020 35 karma

  My pre-law advisor told me two pages is just fine. He said you are competing against people who will have 2 pages. Say everything, elaborate, etc.
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  OneFortyDotSix Alum Member

  July 2020 634 karma

  I've also been told by admissions counselors 2 pages is perfectly fine, especially if you're 5+ years out of school and have held a few positions after graduation in addition to internships during college.

  Also as a hiring manager, I prefer more detail to less, and have never had any issues with 2 page resumes. Remember though that you don't want to be so detailed that you lose the forest for the trees. I've held I think 6 positions since graduation and usually have just 4 or at most 5 lines of description for each, plus a top section of the resume for publications and awards if any; I like to put those out front.
• mrowley91 Alum Member

  August 2020 203 karma

  @OneFortyDotSix thanks for the specific advice! I've held seven positions in six years (I'm military, and we have "collateral" duties (aka side projects/jobs) in addition to main jobs, which add up to be a lot. Plus, some of these things take some explanation since their unique to the military and I think most people would not understand what a job entailed unless I explained it. All of my jobs have 3-4 bullet points. Thanks everyone, for all of the advice: looks like it'll be two pages!
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  PaulMGSD Alum Member

  August 2020 14 karma

  TYFYS