Table 1Transition record

notarytointellectual property consultant

A notary already meets 27% of what the intellectual property consultant role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From notary

27%

Overlap1

To intellectual property consultant

7 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

66.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.8

This move: 66.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the intellectual property consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the notary 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A intellectual property consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a notary background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide legal advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held legal terminology business, administration and law
already held court procedures business, administration and law
already held legal research business, administration and law
already held intellectual property law business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the intellectual property consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held manage intellectual property rights required
required, not held advise on patents required
required, not held protect client interests required
required, not held use consulting techniques required

optional, not held advise on licencing procedures optional
optional, not held create patent draft optional
optional, not held develop licensing agreements optional
optional, not held negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held present arguments persuasively optional
optional, not held present legal arguments optional
optional, not held provide advice on trademarks optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held market research required

optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held patents optional
optional, not held trademarks optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor legislation developments required

optional, not held apply for patents optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure law application required

05 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held security engineering required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a intellectual property 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held contract law knowledge
already held intellectual property law knowledge
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held provide legal advice skill
already held court procedures knowledge
already held interpret law skill
already held legal research knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held technical terminology optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held advise on licencing procedures optional
optional, not held apply for patents optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held create patent draft optional
optional, not held develop licensing agreements optional
optional, not held negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held patents optional
optional, not held present arguments persuasively optional
optional, not held present legal arguments optional
optional, not held provide advice on trademarks optional
optional, not held technical terminology optional
optional, not held trademarks optional

36 held skills the intellectual property consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer oaths skill
not needed by the target role advise on legal services skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
not needed by the target role authenticate documents skill
not needed by the target role check official documents skill
not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
not needed by the target role conclude business agreements skill
not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
not needed by the target role conveyancing knowledge
not needed by the target role create import-export commercial documentation skill
not needed by the target role examine mortgage loan documents skill
not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role hand gestures knowledge
not needed by the target role international import export regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role issue official documents skill
not needed by the target role law of non-marital cohabitation knowledge
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role mortgage loans knowledge
not needed by the target role officiate weddings skill
not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
not needed by the target role perform powers of attorney skill
not needed by the target role private law knowledge
not needed by the target role property law knowledge
not needed by the target role provide legal legitimacy to the transfer of assets skill
not needed by the target role public law knowledge
not needed by the target role real estate market knowledge
not needed by the target role register deeds skill
not needed by the target role revise legal documents skill
not needed by the target role take affidavits skill
not needed by the target role types of oaths knowledge
not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
not needed by the target role witness the signing of documents skill

9 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 market research required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
required, not held security engineering required
optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held patents optional
optional, not held technical terminology optional
optional, not held trademarks optional

Index

Other moves recorded from notary

Full index of moves from notary

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.