- You have not updated your General Counsel or CLO executive resume in years…and you are wondering what skills to emphasize to position you for the role you want next?
- You are ready to step up from Deputy GC or VP of Legal into a General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer role and need a resume and/or LinkedIn profile that reflects that ambition.
- A retained search firm has told you your resume needs work …or… you are not hearing back from the firms you most want to be working with.
- You are unsure what a strong Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel resume looks like in today’s market…and how yours stands up to what boards and CEOs are actually seeking.
- You want to move into a larger company, a new industry, or a more senior CLO position, but are unclear how to frame your experience to position yourself correctly.
- You find it difficult to translate complex legal matters, governance work, and risk management into the kind of business impact language that resonates with what boards / c-suite leaders are expecting from a business partner.
- You know your resume reads more like a legal department overview than a C-suite leadership narrative … but you are not sure how to fix it.
- You need a compelling executive resume and LinkedIn profile for a high-stakes opportunity that has been presented to you.
- You are transitioning out of a challenging professional situation and need help framing your story in a way that protects your positioning and keeps the door open.
- Your LinkedIn profile is not generating the recruiter conversations you expected .. and you are not sure why.
- Multi-award-winning top executive resume writing firm for Directors, SVPs, and C-Suite Executives
- Trusted and referred by top retained executive recruiting firms
- Helps executives land their next roles since 2008
- Holds 8 elite global executive resume writing certifications
- Forbes Top 100 Career Website
- 99% client satisfaction rate
Are you a General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Deputy General Counsel, or SVP/VP of Legal?
CEO Resume Writer was founded by Mary Elizabeth Bradford, CERM, CMRW+EE, CARW, MCD, NCOPE, IBDC.D, MQLE.D, an award-winning executive resume writer, career industry thought leader, and past owner of an executive recruiting firm.
Mary Elizabeth and her small global team of multi-certified, top executive resume writers, executive career coaches, and past executive recruiters have been successfully serving Chief Operating Officers across the globe for over a decade and are known as one of the top boutique CLO resume writing services firms in the world.
Let us show you how a small investment in yourself and your career can result in landing quality interviews, formidable salary increases, bigger titles, and more fulfilling executive opportunities.
CLO Executive Resume Packages
Our founder, Mary Elizabeth Bradford, award-winning, multi-certified executive resume writer, C-suite transition strategy expert, and past executive recruiter, leads a small global team that has been helping senior in-house legal executives navigate career transitions since 2008.
We understand the General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer market at a level that goes well beyond resume writing. We know what major executive recruiting firms are screening for the CLO and GC level. We understand how to build and craft your executive documents TO the position you want next and how to tailor to a industry and/or market size. And we know how to translate the full scope of your legal leadership — M&A, governance, regulatory strategy, board communication, team building, and more, into a narrative that hiring CEOs and search professionals respond to.
We serve General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, Deputy General Counsel, and senior VP and SVP level legal leaders across technology, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, private equity-backed companies, manufacturing, and consumer and retail.
Just need an executive resume written to your next preferred role? You can also add a LinkedIn profile design to this package.
$2697
Our most popular all-inclusive package for executives. It includes your executive resume, value proposition letter, LinkedIn profile, private coaching, and recruiter introductions.
$3979
In addition to all the services provided in the VIP Executive Package, VIP Platinum clients coach directly with Mary Elizabeth Bradford.
$8997
CEO Resume Writer is not a general executive resume firm but a boutique advisory and executive resume writing firm, exclusively serving the BOD and C-suite both nationally and globally since 2008.
Our approach is holistic. We do not simply write your resume. We advise you on how the market sees your background, where your positioning is strongest, how to frame career transitions or challenging situations, and which search strategies work at the General Counsel and CLO level. Every engagement includes either private coaching or self-guided materials on executive transition strategy, interview preparation, and compensation negotiation.
This is why our clients return over the years — and why retained search professionals refer their own clients to us.
Why General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers Find Resume Writing Uniquely Challenging
There is a specific challenge that applies to senior in-house legal executives navigating a career transition. The same precision, comprehensiveness, and careful language that makes you exceptional as a legal advisor can work against you when writing your own resume.
Legal writing is trained to be thorough and defensible. Executive resume writing needs to be strategic and marketing driven.
There is also a perspective challenge. Lack of objectivity when it comes to presenting your professional career is challenging. When you have spent years inside an organization managing complex matters — many of which are confidential — it is genuinely difficult to see your own contribution the way a retained search associate or hiring CEO will see it in under a minute. The translation from what you know you did to what the market needs to understand you did is where most GC and CLO resumes lose momentum.
Our team knows how to navigate confidentiality, quantify the value of risk managed and governance built, frame regulatory depth as a strategic business asset, and position your board-level communication experience in the language that search professionals and hiring CEOs respond to.
Our executive resume writing firm uses a proprietary method for partnering with you to clarify your goals, create your unique branding message, and showcase your metric-driven accomplishments in a crisp, compelling way, formatted in a co-branded design that aligns with your industry, leadership profile, and subject matter expertise.
Our executive resume writers design executive resumes for Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Directors, and C-Suite executives across almost every industry. Our strategy involves, in part, crafting your executive resume TO your goals—transforming your executive resume into a compelling, strategically designed top CEO resume that is both impressive and engaging to your audience and sets your CEO executive resume above the rest.
Your General Counsel Resume and LinkedIn Profile Are the First Impression You Cannot Afford to Get Wrong
Retained search firms are constantly building out their database of legal leadership. Whether you are actively searching, want to be prepared in advance for opportunities that may arise, or simply making sure you are visible to the right people, the quality of your executive resume and LinkedIn profile determines whether you are on the list or off it.
If you are a General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Deputy GC, or senior in-house legal leader ready to make your next move, we would be honored to be part of that journey.
Our Unique Executive Resume Writing Services Process for Chief Operations Officers
Please note that we are available by phone and email for any questions at any time during the process.
Pick your executive resume package online and place your order.
Complete our proprietary marketing blueprint.
Receive your draft resume in 10 business days.
Make minor edits with us by email or phone.
Receive your proofed resume in 3 formats: Word, PDF, and ATS-friendly.
*Secure Server | Authorize.net Verified Merchant
If you are a Director, VP, CxO, or Board Member interested in an executive resume package or working directly with Mary Elizabeth, click below to schedule a complimentary 15-minute call with one of our team members
“About 5-6 people have contacted me about my Board package and who did the work. Is it ok if I send them your name and emails?”
Board Position • CEO
“I just got off an interview with Spencer Stuart, a recruiter I’ve known for quite some time. She said that my documents are some of the best she’s ever seen! She mentioned receive a lot of inquiries for resume writing firms to help her clients, and I recommended you and shared your information.”
COO • CRO
“Just wanted to reach out and let you know that the response in 2 days has been pretty incredible. I have had multiple PE and Recruiters reach out to set up calls and some with real opportunities and not just networking calls. One recruiter has me scheduled for 4 interviews this week with a PE board and a separate PE board saw my resume and reached out with a couple possible opportunities. Amazing results.”
CEO • Cybersecurity/Technology
“I am pleased to report that the new resume has been well received. I received a job offer soon after sending out my resume the first time, and several recruiters provided feedback confirming their approval of my resume. Thank you again for providing me with a resume that I am always proud to submit.”
“I received four substantive engagements from the recruiter distribution. An active search for CEO and an active search for CRO from large national recruiting firms and two calls to in-process me as a candidate for two recruiting partners/owners that want to market me to their regular clients. All four of these are still active.”
“Happy to share with you that my resume has been a great success so far. When speaking with a recruiter at Korn Ferry, they asked who I had put my resume together with intentions to recommend you to their clients in the future. Thanks for that!”
CEO/President/COO • Industrial & Construction
Recent CLO (Chief Legal Officer) Resume Writing Articles
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Resume Writing in 2026: What Retained Search Firms and Boards Actually Want to See
The General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer market in 2026 looks meaningfully different from what it was even three years ago. The role has shifted, the industries driving the most searches have shifted, and what retained search firms and hiring CEOs are screening for on a CLO resume and LinkedIn
Resume Writing Services for Senior Executives: Here Is What Top Leaders Do – And Don’t Do
Part 1: What Top Executives Do When Seeking Resume Services After 18 years of working with thousands of top executives at CEOResumeWriter.com, I’ve noticed clear patterns in how successful leaders approach their career documents. One thing stands out immediately: most seasoned executives possess high emotional intelligence and natural curiosity. They’re
Best Executive Resume Writers: Why Hiring The Best Can Be Life Changing
When it comes to securing your first or next C-suite position, your executive resume isn’t just a document—it’s a powerful tool that can propel your career to new heights or leave you plateaued. This is where the expertise of top executive resume writers becomes invaluable. The best executive resume writers
At the C-Suite level, you need a strategically aligned document expertly crafted to your goals. Writers that have amassed the expertise to deliver an effective CLO resume are typically in the $2K–$5K range.
Additionally, as executive resume writing is a non-regulated industry, our professional opinion is that the executive resume writer or executive resume writing services firm you retain should have at least 10 years of experience crafting C-level resumes and advanced certifications from associations such as Career Directors International (CDI), The National Association of Resume Writers (NARW), or Career Thought Leaders (CTL). You can seek executive resume writing firms to vet through the aforementioned association directories.
Once you have chosen your package, you will receive everything you need via email to begin the process. Your team is comprised of your Project Director (who will be your point of contact and will reach out to you personally within one business day) and your writer. Mary Elizabeth Bradford acts as Executive Project Director and ultimately oversees all projects.
CEO Resume Writer can write to and advise you on strategy for almost any transition, including industry and title changes, reorganizations, and geographical moves.
We craft the best executive resumes across all industries, including technology, professional services, healthcare, manufacturing, banking, finance, energy, construction, and engineering. We have ample expertise in the private equity and venture capital markets
Book A complimentary consultation with us here.
You can read some of our blog articles about CLO resumes and CLO transitions here:
Top 10 Best Executive Resume Writing Company Review Boards – What the Savvy Executive Needs to Know
4 Types of Executive Interview Questions to Prepare for
How Savvy CxO’s Tweak Their Resumes for Different Career Opportunities
