RecordMove

Consumer rights advisor to legal consultant

A consumer rights advisor already meets 27% of what the legal consultant role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From consumer rights advisor

Distant match

To legal consultant

8 You already bring

7 Still to learn

37 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a legal consultant is expected to do is already part of a consumer rights advisor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the legal consultant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A legal consultant role treats 4 of its required skills as things a consumer rights advisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

compile legal documents
ensure law application
protect client interests
provide legal advice

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A legal consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a consumer rights advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide legal advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held compile legal documents information skills
already held ensure law application assisting and caring
already held corporate law business, administration and law
already held legal research business, administration and law
already held protect client interests communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the legal consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn advise on legal decisions required
still to learn analyse legal enforceability required
still to learn identify clients' needs required
still to learn interpret law required
still to learn use consulting techniques required

optional, not held consult with business clients optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
optional, not held negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held present legal arguments optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 12 supplementary

still to learn private law required
still to learn legal terminology required

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held maritime law optional
optional, not held state aid regulations optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held law of non-marital cohabitation optional
optional, not held legal case management optional
optional, not held mergers and acquisitions optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

03 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a legal consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held compile legal documents skill
already held ensure law application skill
already held protect client interests skill
already held provide legal advice skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held corporate law knowledge
already held legal research knowledge
already held respond to enquiries skill

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held consult with business clients optional
optional, not held maritime law optional
optional, not held state aid regulations optional
optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held law of non-marital cohabitation optional
optional, not held legal case management optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held mergers and acquisitions optional
optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
optional, not held negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held present legal arguments optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

19 held skills the legal consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on consumer rights skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
not needed by the target role assess quality of services skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role investigate complaints related to consumer protection skill
not needed by the target role keep records of customer interaction skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
not needed by the target role prevent fraudulent activities skill
not needed by the target role promote responsible consumer behaviour skill
not needed by the target role report test findings skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

14 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn private law required
still to learn legal terminology required
optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held maritime law optional
optional, not held state aid regulations optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held law of non-marital cohabitation optional
optional, not held legal case management optional
optional, not held mergers and acquisitions optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

Index

Other moves recorded from consumer rights advisor

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a consumer rights advisor become a legal consultant?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A consumer rights advisor already covers 27% of what a legal consultant is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 4 of which the legal consultant role treats as required.

What skills does a consumer rights advisor need to become a legal consultant?

7 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is private law.

How hard is the move from consumer rights advisor to legal consultant?

Its learning distance is 67.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.