Notary to intellectual 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.
66.8/ 100
1 How much of what an intellectual property consultant is expected to do is already part of a notary’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 intellectual property consultant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An intellectual property consultant role treats 4 of its required skills as things a notary already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- contract law
- intellectual property law
- legal terminology
- provide legal advice
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An 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.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- still to learn manage intellectual property rights required
- still to learn advise on patents required
- still to learn protect client interests required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn 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
- still to learn monitor legislation developments required
- optional, not held apply for patents optional
- still to learn ensure law application required
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- still to learn security engineering required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an intellectual property consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage intellectual property rights practise this
- 02 advise on patents practise this
- 03 ensure law application practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- 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
- optional, not held technical terminology optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn market research required
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- still to learn 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
Other moves recorded from notary
- conveyance clerk 64% covered · moderate
- legal assistant 37% covered · substantial
- justice of the peace 36% covered · substantial
- legal consultant 34% covered · substantial
- legal administrative assistant 34% covered · substantial
- judge 30% covered · substantial
- mediator 26% covered · substantial
- title closer 25% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a notary become an intellectual property consultant?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A notary already covers 27% of what an intellectual property consultant is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the intellectual property consultant role treats as required.
What skills does a notary need to become an intellectual property consultant?
9 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is manage intellectual property rights.
How hard is the move from notary to intellectual property consultant?
Its learning distance is 66.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.