Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

tax advisortolegal consultant

A tax advisor already meets 30% of what the legal consultant role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax advisor
30%
Overlap1
To legal consultant
8 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
65.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.3/ 100

1 Share of the legal consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tax advisor 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.

Why

Why this move works

A legal consultant role treats 5 of its required skills as things a tax advisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on legal decisions
  • compile legal documents
  • legal terminology
  • provide legal advice
  • use consulting techniques

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A legal consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tax advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held negotiate in legal cases communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held advise on legal decisions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide legal advice communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held legal terminology business, administration and law
  • already held civil law business, administration and law
  • already held compile legal documents information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the legal consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse legal enforceability required
  • required, not held identify clients' needs required
  • required, not held interpret law required
  • required, not held protect client interests required
  • optional, not held consult with business clients optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
  • optional, not held present legal arguments optional
02 business, administration and law 1 required, 13 supplementary
  • required, not held private law required
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held maritime law optional
  • optional, not held state aid regulations optional
  • optional, not held business law optional
  • optional, not held contract law optional
  • optional, not held corporate law optional
  • optional, not held court procedures optional
  • optional, not held law of non-marital cohabitation optional
  • optional, not held legal case management optional
  • optional, not held legal research optional
  • optional, not held mergers and acquisitions optional
  • optional, not held procurement legislation optional
  • optional, not held real estate market optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure law application required
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
  • optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
04 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a legal 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on legal decisions skill
  • already held compile legal documents skill
  • already held legal terminology knowledge
  • already held provide legal advice skill
  • already held use consulting techniques skill
  • already held civil law knowledge
  • already held negotiate in legal cases skill
  • already held observe confidentiality skill
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held consult with business clients optional
  • optional, not held maritime law optional
  • optional, not held state aid regulations optional
  • optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held business law optional
  • optional, not held contract law optional
  • optional, not held corporate law optional
  • optional, not held court procedures optional
  • optional, not held law of non-marital cohabitation optional
  • optional, not held legal case management optional
  • optional, not held legal research optional
  • optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held mergers and acquisitions optional
  • optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
  • optional, not held present legal arguments optional
  • optional, not held procurement legislation optional
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
  • optional, not held real estate market optional
  • optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
34 held skills the legal consultant role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting entries knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on tax planning skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on tax policy skill
  • not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cadastral taxation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate tax skill
  • not needed by the target role check official documents skill
  • not needed by the target role collect tax skill
  • not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
  • not needed by the target role develop taxation policies skill
  • not needed by the target role disseminate information on tax legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inform on fiscal duties skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect tax returns skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect taxation documents skill
  • not needed by the target role international financial reporting standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international taxation of transfer prices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
  • not needed by the target role legal department processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage payroll reports skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal finances skill
  • not needed by the target role national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare financial statements skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare tax returns forms skill
  • not needed by the target role research taxation procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role secure sensitive customer's information skill
  • not needed by the target role sign income tax returns skill
  • not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role value-added tax law knowledge
14 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 private law required
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held maritime law optional
  • optional, not held state aid regulations optional
  • optional, not held business law optional
  • optional, not held contract law optional
  • optional, not held corporate law optional
  • optional, not held court procedures optional
  • optional, not held law of non-marital cohabitation optional
  • optional, not held legal case management optional
  • optional, not held legal research optional
  • optional, not held mergers and acquisitions optional
  • optional, not held procurement legislation optional
  • optional, not held real estate market optional
Index

Other moves recorded from tax advisor

Full index of moves from tax advisor

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.