Table 1Transition record

legal consultanttocorporate lawyer

A legal consultant already meets 58% of what the corporate lawyer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From legal consultant

58%

Overlap1

To corporate lawyer

27 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

50.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 50.3

This move: 50.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the corporate lawyer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the legal consultant 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A corporate lawyer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a legal consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held state aid regulations business, administration and law
already held analyse legal enforceability communication, collaboration and creativity
already held negotiate in legal cases communication, collaboration and creativity
already held present legal arguments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held mergers and acquisitions business, administration and law
already held moderate in negotiations communication, collaboration and creativity

All 27 carried skills, including the 18 the corporate lawyer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 4 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held develop professional network required
required, not held negotiate lawyer's fee required
required, not held present arguments persuasively required

optional, not held advise on participation in financial markets optional
optional, not held provide legal advice on investments optional
optional, not held represent clients in courts optional

02 business, administration and law 28 supplementary

optional, not held European vehicle type-approval legislation optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held air transport law optional
optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held road transport legislation optional
optional, not held competition law optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held health care legislation optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held joint ventures optional
optional, not held legislation in agriculture optional
optional, not held media law optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical legislation optional
optional, not held property law optional
optional, not held public auction procedures optional
optional, not held railway law optional
optional, not held securities optional
optional, not held social security law optional
optional, not held subsidiary operations optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional
optional, not held urban planning law optional

03 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held assess financial viability optional
optional, not held detect financial crime optional
optional, not held interpret financial statements optional
optional, not held trace financial transactions optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held food legislation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a corporate lawyer 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 27 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse legal enforceability skill
already held analyse legal evidence skill
already held compile legal documents skill
already held consult with business clients skill
already held corporate law knowledge
already held court procedures knowledge
already held identify clients' needs skill
already held interpret law skill
already held legal case management knowledge
already held legal research knowledge
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held present legal arguments skill
already held private law knowledge
already held protect client interests skill
already held provide legal advice skill
already held respond to enquiries skill
already held use consulting techniques skill
already held analyse internal factors of companies skill
already held contract law knowledge
already held manage contract disputes skill
already held manage contracts skill
already held maritime law knowledge
already held mergers and acquisitions knowledge
already held moderate in negotiations skill
already held negotiate in legal cases skill
already held state aid regulations knowledge

36 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held European vehicle type-approval legislation optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held air transport law optional
optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held food legislation optional
optional, not held road transport legislation optional
optional, not held advise on participation in financial markets optional
optional, not held assess financial viability optional
optional, not held competition law optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held detect financial crime optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held health care legislation optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held interpret financial statements optional
optional, not held joint ventures optional
optional, not held legislation in agriculture optional
optional, not held media law optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical legislation optional
optional, not held property law optional
optional, not held provide legal advice on investments optional
optional, not held public auction procedures optional
optional, not held railway law optional
optional, not held represent clients in courts optional
optional, not held securities optional
optional, not held social security law optional
optional, not held subsidiary operations optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional
optional, not held trace financial transactions optional
optional, not held urban planning law optional

10 held skills the corporate lawyer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role business law knowledge
not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
not needed by the target role law of non-marital cohabitation knowledge
not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
not needed by the target role real estate market knowledge

29 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

optional, not held European vehicle type-approval legislation optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held air transport law optional
optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held food legislation optional
optional, not held road transport legislation optional
optional, not held competition law optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held health care legislation optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held joint ventures optional
optional, not held legislation in agriculture optional
optional, not held media law optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical legislation optional
optional, not held property law optional
optional, not held public auction procedures optional
optional, not held railway law optional
optional, not held securities optional
optional, not held social security law optional
optional, not held subsidiary operations optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional
optional, not held urban planning law optional

Index

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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.