Table 1Transition record

lawyertolegal policy officer

A lawyer already meets 58% of what the legal policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From lawyer

58%

Overlap1

To legal policy officer

26 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

44.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.2

This move: 44.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the legal policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lawyer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A legal policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lawyer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held customs law business, administration and law
already held anti-dumping law business, administration and law
already held consumer law business, administration and law
already held family law business, administration and law
already held competition law business, administration and law
already held constitutional law business, administration and law

All 26 carried skills, including the 6 the legal policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 1 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held legal studies 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 election law optional
optional, not held immigration law optional
optional, not held insurance law optional
optional, not held public law optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advise on legislative acts required

optional, not held advise legislators optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional

03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held government policy implementation required

optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held government policy optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage government policy implementation required

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held analyse legislation optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply immigration law optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a legal policy officer 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 26 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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

73 held skills the legal policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

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

12 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 acquire Tier

required, not held legal studies required
required, not held 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

Index

Other moves recorded from lawyer

Full index of moves from lawyer

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.