Attorney Resume Guide

Section 3: Practice Areas E-I

Education through Immigration

Practice Areas Covered in This Section

Education Education - Defense Education - Districts, School Boards, Teachers Education - General Education - Higher Education Education - Plaintiffs Representations Education - Special Needs Energy and Oil & Gas - General Energy and Oil & Gas - Litigation Energy and Oil & Gas - Litigation - Defense Energy and Oil & Gas - Litigation - Plaintiffs Energy and Oil & Gas - Transactional Energy - Renewables - Litigation Energy - Renewables - Litigation - Defense Energy - Renewables - Litigation - Plaintiffs Energy - Renewables - Transactional Electric Power - Litigation Electric Power - Litigation - Defense Electric Power - Litigation - Plaintiffs Electric Power - Transactional Entertainment and New Media Entertainment and New Media - General Entertainment and New Media - IP Entertainment and New Media - Transactional Advertising & Marketing Gaming Law Immigration Immigration - General Immigration - Asylum Immigration - Business Immigration Immigration - Family Immigration Information Technology

Education

Select if You Are:

Representing schools, students, or districts in regulatory, litigation, or compliance matters
Involved in education policy, Title IX, or ADA/504 accommodations

Avoid if You Are:

Only employment law unless specifically involving schools or universities
No mention of education sector clients or issues

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

Title IX FERPA student discipline 504 plan IEP school board charter school higher education law education compliance Title VI civil rights in education campus safety

Education - Defense

Select if You Are:

Defending educational institutions or school districts in litigation or regulatory investigations
Experience includes employment claims, student claims, or civil rights defense in the education context

Avoid if You Are:

Plaintiff-side or student representation only
Employment defense without tie to education clients

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

defense of school Title IX defense disciplinary action student expulsion defense educational institution litigation compliance investigation EEOC in education district defense

Education - Districts, School Boards, Teachers

Select if You Are:

Representing teachers, school boards, or education administrators in disputes, policy issues, or negotiations
Experience includes contracts, union negotiations, or internal school investigations

Avoid if You Are:

Work is limited to student representation or higher education only
Labor and employment without education-specific experience

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

school board representation teacher contract school administrator teacher termination collective bargaining education policy school law district legal counsel education labor dispute

Education - General

Select if You Are:

Having broad experience in education law not limited to a specific side (e.g., plaintiff or defense) or institution type
Involves counseling or compliance across K-12, charter, and/or higher education institutions

Avoid if You Are:

Focus is entirely on one narrow area such as only defense litigation or special education

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

education compliance FERPA Title IX Title VI school regulation student rights faculty policy education governance

Education - Higher Education

Select if You Are:

Representing or advising colleges, universities, or postsecondary institutions on regulatory, governance, faculty, or student matters

Avoid if You Are:

Your experience is only with K-12 or elementary/secondary institutions

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

university counsel campus compliance student code of conduct academic discipline faculty handbook college governance

Education - Plaintiffs Representations

Select if You Are:

Representing students, parents, or advocacy organizations in suits against educational institutions (e.g., Title IX, IEP, discrimination, tuition disputes)

Avoid if You Are:

Defense-only experience representing schools or boards

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

student rights education plaintiff Title IX plaintiff special education litigation 504 plan enforcement bullying lawsuit disability accommodation claims

Education - Special Needs

Select if You Are:

Representing parents or students in special education proceedings or counsels school systems on special education compliance
Experience with IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) or Section 504 claims

Avoid if You Are:

No mention of IDEA, IEPs, or special education-specific services
Only general education experience without special education focus

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

IEP hearing special education advocacy disability rights in schools FAPE Section 504 IDEA compliance autism legal representation special education 504 plan disability accommodation due process hearing

Energy and Oil & Gas - General

Select if You Are:

Handling a range of oil, gas, or broader energy regulatory, transactional, or environmental matters
Work involves upstream, midstream, or downstream energy clients

Avoid if You Are:

Work limited to unrelated corporate sectors without energy involvement
Experience focuses only on environmental law unrelated to energy

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

oil & gas regulation FERC pipeline drilling rights mineral leases upstream midstream downstream refining energy policy

Energy and Oil & Gas - Litigation

Select if You Are:

Litigating disputes involving oil & gas companies, royalties, leases, or energy service contracts

Avoid if You Are:

Only transactional or regulatory energy experience without litigation

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

energy litigation oil & gas disputes lease dispute royalty claims production conflicts energy arbitration joint operating agreement

Energy and Oil & Gas - Litigation - Defense

Select if You Are:

Defending oil, gas, or energy companies in civil litigation or regulatory enforcement

Avoid if You Are:

Plaintiff-side or general energy compliance without litigation

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

defend oil company FERC defense EPA energy enforcement royalty defense production contract defense

Energy and Oil & Gas - Litigation - Plaintiffs

Select if You Are:

Representing plaintiffs in lawsuits against energy companies
Experience involves environmental, landowner, or shareholder claims

Avoid if You Are:

Defense-side only or general environmental law unrelated to energy litigation

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

oil spill litigation landowner suit shareholder action pollution damages pipeline explosion lawsuit

Energy and Oil & Gas - Transactional

Select if You Are:

Negotiating or drafting agreements for energy development, transport, sale, or infrastructure

Avoid if You Are:

Only litigation or regulatory without deal-specific experience

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

drilling agreements energy M&A joint venture offtake agreement LNG project pipeline contract production sharing agreement

Energy - Renewables - Litigation

Select if You Are:

Litigating disputes involving renewable energy companies, such as solar, wind, hydro, or battery storage developers

Avoid if You Are:

You only do regulatory or transactional work
Experience limited to traditional (non-renewable) energy sectors

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

renewable energy litigation solar project dispute wind farm lawsuit battery storage claim clean energy dispute renewables tort

Energy - Renewables - Litigation - Defense

Select if You Are:

Defending renewable energy companies or project developers in litigation

Avoid if You Are:

Only plaintiff-side or regulatory representation
Work pertains to oil & gas or traditional utilities

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

defense of solar company wind turbine litigation defense renewable energy defense counsel green energy claim defense

Energy - Renewables - Litigation - Plaintiffs

Select if You Are:

Representing plaintiffs (landowners, investors, public interest groups) in suits against renewable energy companies or projects

Avoid if You Are:

Only experience is defending such companies or doing transactional work

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

plaintiff solar dispute wind farm lawsuit community opposition renewable nuisance suit energy fraud plaintiff solar panel damage claim

Energy - Renewables - Transactional

Select if You Are:

Negotiating deals involving solar, wind, hydro, or other renewable energy sources
Experience includes financing, land use, permitting, or offtake agreements in renewable sector

Avoid if You Are:

Only litigation or no renewable-specific experience

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

solar lease wind turbine agreement power purchase agreement renewable energy finance clean energy development green energy contracts

Electric Power - Litigation

Select if You Are:

Litigating disputes involving electric utilities, power plant operators, or government regulators

Avoid if You Are:

Experience limited to transactional or compliance without litigation involvement

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

utility litigation electric rate disputes FERC enforcement grid reliability disputes power generation lawsuits

Electric Power - Litigation - Defense

Select if You Are:

Defending electric power companies or operators in litigation or regulatory investigations

Avoid if You Are:

Plaintiff-only experience or unrelated regulatory practice

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

utility defense power outage liability FERC complaint response electric service defense litigation

Electric Power - Litigation - Plaintiffs

Select if You Are:

Representing plaintiffs in claims against utilities or electric service providers, such as ratepayer actions or damages from power outages

Avoid if You Are:

Exclusively defense or regulatory counsel for electric utilities

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

ratepayer lawsuit electrical fire claim grid failure lawsuit electricity service plaintiff mass tort blackout litigation

Electric Power - Transactional

Select if You Are:

Handling commercial contracts, regulatory filings, and transactions for power producers or utilities

Avoid if You Are:

No transactional experience or only litigation

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

power purchase agreement PPA interconnection agreement FERC filing NERC compliance utility acquisition renewable energy certificate

Entertainment and New Media

Select if You Are:

Working with clients in entertainment, music, television, film, or digital media sectors

Avoid if You Are:

Experience limited to unrelated intellectual property or general corporate law

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

TV deal streaming rights film finance entertainment contract music licensing production counsel studio agreement

Entertainment and New Media - General

Select if You Are:

Working broadly across legal matters in film, television, music, or digital platforms

Avoid if You Are:

Experience exclusively in unrelated industries or not entertainment-specific

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

entertainment counsel studio client streaming platform TV network

Entertainment and New Media - IP

Select if You Are:

Handling IP issues specifically for media, entertainment, and digital content industries

Avoid if You Are:

IP experience in tech, pharma, or unrelated commercial areas only

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

Entertainment and New Media - Transactional

Select if You Are:

Negotiating or drafting media rights, talent, production, or distribution agreements

Avoid if You Are:

Only litigation or regulatory work without deal-making experience

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

production agreement option deal distribution deal talent contract co-production

Advertising & Marketing

Select if You Are:

Providing legal guidance on advertising regulations, promotional campaigns, or consumer protection compliance

Avoid if You Are:

General commercial or IP work without specific advertising law reference

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

FTC compliance false advertising endorsement agreement sweepstakes promotions law

Gaming Law

Select if You Are:

Practicing in video gaming, gambling, casino regulation, or interactive gaming legal issues

Avoid if You Are:

Having general entertainment work unrelated to gaming
No regulatory or compliance experience in the gaming sector

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

casino compliance online gambling regulation loot box legality sports betting law game developer licensing fantasy sports regulation

Immigration

Select if You Are:

Handling a range of U.S. immigration matters including employment, family, asylum, or removal defense

Avoid if You Are:

Having international law without clear U.S. immigration practice
Corporate work for foreign entities not involving U.S. immigration procedures

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

USCIS H-1B green card EB-5 naturalization adjustment of status I-140 I-485 visa processing deportation defense

Immigration - General

Select if You Are:

Having broad immigration law experience across multiple types of cases

Avoid if You Are:

Focused on only one specific type of immigration case

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

immigration law visa applications immigration court removal proceedings USCIS filing immigration compliance

Immigration - Asylum

Select if You Are:

Representing clients seeking asylum or refugee status
Experience includes removal defense based on protected grounds

Avoid if You Are:

No litigation or hearing experience for asylum seekers
General immigration with no asylum/refugee references

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

asylum application credible fear refugee status Convention Against Torture withholding of removal immigration court I-589

Immigration - Business Immigration

Select if You Are:

Handling work visas, employment-based green cards, or corporate immigration compliance

Avoid if You Are:

Only family-based immigration or asylum without business/corporate clients
General HR work unrelated to immigration filings

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

H-1B L-1 O-1 PERM I-140 employment sponsorship business visa employer immigration compliance

Immigration - Family Immigration

Select if You Are:

Handling marriage, fiancé, or family preference-based immigration
Includes adjustment of status and consular processing for relatives

Avoid if You Are:

Employment-based only or asylum without family-based work
Corporate immigration only

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

I-130 marriage green card spousal visa K-1 I-485 family petition sponsor relative

Information Technology

Select if You Are:

Advising clients on software agreements, IT infrastructure contracts, SaaS, cloud, or related issues

Avoid if You Are:

Having general tech experience without specific IT contractual or compliance elements

Include These Keywords in Your Resume:

SaaS agreement cloud contract IT services agreement information security legal outsourcing counsel software licensing