Lawyer to legal policy officer

• already held advise on legal decisions skill
• already held analyse legal evidence skill
• already held compile legal documents skill
• already held legal case management knowledge
• already held legal research knowledge
• already held provide legal advice skill
• already held air transport law knowledge
• already held anti-dumping law knowledge
• already held business law knowledge
• already held civil law knowledge
• already held commercial law knowledge
• already held competition law knowledge
• already held constitutional law knowledge
• already held consumer law knowledge
• already held contract law knowledge
• already held corporate law knowledge
• already held criminal law knowledge
• already held customs law knowledge
• already held develop professional network skill
• already held education law knowledge
• already held employment law knowledge
• already held family law knowledge
• already held insolvency law knowledge
• already held intellectual property law knowledge
• already held international law knowledge
• already held social security law knowledge

• optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
• optional, not held apply immigration law optional
• optional, not held international human rights law optional
• optional, not held labour law optional
• optional, not held policy analysis optional
• optional, not held advise legislators optional
• optional, not held analyse legislation optional
• optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
• optional, not held election law optional
• optional, not held government policy optional
• optional, not held immigration law optional
• optional, not held insurance law optional
• optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
• optional, not held perform scientific research optional
• optional, not held public law optional
• optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

• not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
• not needed by the target role advise on legal services skill
• not needed by the target role advise on participation in financial markets skill
• not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
• not needed by the target role analyse legal enforceability skill
• not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
• not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
• not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
• not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
• not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
• not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
• not needed by the target role civil process order knowledge
• not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
• not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
• not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
• not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
• not needed by the target role court procedures knowledge
• not needed by the target role criminology knowledge
• not needed by the target role detect financial crime skill
• not needed by the target role document evidence skill
• not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
• not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
• not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
• not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
• not needed by the target role government representation knowledge
• not needed by the target role handle case evidence skill
• not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
• not needed by the target role hear witness accounts skill
• not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
• not needed by the target role international trade knowledge
• not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
• not needed by the target role interpret law skill
• not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
• not needed by the target role joint ventures knowledge
• not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
• not needed by the target role law of non-marital cohabitation knowledge
• not needed by the target role legal department processes knowledge
• not needed by the target role legal terminology knowledge
• not needed by the target role legislation in agriculture knowledge
• not needed by the target role maintain operational communications skill

33 further entries not listed here

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

• still to learn legal studies required
• still to learn government policy implementation required
• optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
• optional, not held international human rights law optional
• optional, not held labour law optional
• optional, not held policy analysis optional
• optional, not held election law optional
• optional, not held government policy optional
• optional, not held immigration law optional
• optional, not held insurance law optional
• optional, not held public law optional
• optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A lawyer already covers 58% of what a legal policy officer is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 6 of which the legal policy officer role treats as required.

4 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is legal studies.

Its learning distance is 44.2 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.