About this template
The ATS Centered Name template is a professional CV with an ATS layout in Crimson Text featuring a centred name block and a discreet bordeaux accent. The body stays single-column and ATS-clean, but the centred header gives the file an editorial dignity rare in keyword-safe formats. The format passes the Workday, SuccessFactors and iCIMS ATS used by white-shoe law firms (Cravath, Davis Polk, Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell, Latham & Watkins, Skadden), insurance carriers (AIG, MetLife, Prudential) and corporate finance departments of public companies.
Who is it for?
It suits senior profiles in legal (senior associates, counsels, in-house attorneys), consulting (Senior Consultants, in-house managers), insurance (actuaries, senior underwriters, insurance asset managers) and corporate finance (heads of consolidation, mid-cap CFOs). The centred name reads as a statement of identity without flirting with creative excess — appropriate for boards, partners and counsels screening files before partnership committees.
How to use it
Four blocks structure the document — Profile (4-5 lines of sober introduction, no superlatives), Experience (reverse chronology, 3-4 bullets per role), Education (top US/UK universities, top-10 MBA, professional credentials: Bar admission, CPA, CFA), Languages and engagement. For each senior role, open with one line of context (role, scope, employer) then 3-4 bullets of quantified achievements. Avoid generic bullets (« team management », « project delivery »): prefer « led a team of 8 attorneys across 3 cross-border disputes with > $50m in dispute ». Long-tail: « senior counsel CV », « in-house attorney resume template », « senior actuary CV », « head of consolidation resume », « management consultant senior CV ».
Frequently asked questions
Why a centred name and not left-aligned?
The centred name block echoes the layout of notarial deeds, US Supreme Court opinions and expert reports. It is a visual code that signals seniority and formality — particularly well received by partnership committees in law firms and by general counsel offices of regulated businesses. For a junior profile or a tech/startup sector, left-alignment would be more appropriate.
Does the template handle diacritical characters (é, ñ, ç, ü, ß)?
Yes. Crimson Text includes the full Latin Extended-A and Latin Extended-B sets, covering French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish and Czech diacritics. Institution names (École Polytechnique, Universität Zürich) and case captions (Société Générale v. France) are preserved in the PDF and remain indexable by ATS without breaking parsing.
Does the template work for a Bar or judiciary application?
Yes for law-firm associate positions and in-house counsel roles. For a judiciary application (Federal clerkship, state-court appointment), prefer the Classic Law Firm template which adopts the formal grammar of the courts. For a counsel or partner in a transactional firm, ATS Centered Name is an excellent compromise between sobriety and ATS readability.
