Table 1Transition record

tax advisortolegal service manager

A tax advisor already meets 26% of what the legal service manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax advisor

26%

Overlap1

To legal service manager

10 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

73.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.1

This move: 73.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the legal service manager 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A legal service manager 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 legal department processes business, administration and law
already held negotiate in legal cases communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on tax policy 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

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the legal service manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 5 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 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held advise on drafting policies required
required, not held supervise legal case procedures required
required, not held advise on legal services required
required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held revise legal documents required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held negotiate settlements optional
optional, not held assist with litigation matters optional
optional, not held negotiate lawyer's fee optional
optional, not held provide legal advice on investments optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional

02 business, administration and law 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held cost management required
required, not held legal case management required
required, not held strategic planning required

optional, not held private law optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held consumer law optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held mergers and acquisitions optional

03 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage a team required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held motivate employees required

optional, not held manage tender processes optional
optional, not held prioritise requests optional

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage data for legal matters required

optional, not held advice on security risk management optional
optional, not held monitor policy proposals optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held comply with legal regulations required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a legal service manager 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legal decisions skill
already held legal department processes knowledge
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held make strategic business decisions skill
already held provide legal advice skill
already held advise on financial matters skill
already held advise on tax policy skill
already held civil law knowledge
already held negotiate in legal cases skill
already held tax legislation knowledge

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advice on security risk management optional
optional, not held monitor policy proposals optional
optional, not held negotiate settlements optional
optional, not held private law optional
optional, not held assist with litigation matters optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held consumer law optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held manage tender processes optional
optional, not held mergers and acquisitions optional
optional, not held negotiate lawyer's fee optional
optional, not held prioritise requests optional
optional, not held provide legal advice on investments optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional

32 held skills the legal service manager 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 tax planning 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 compile legal documents skill
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 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 observe confidentiality skill
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 use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role value-added tax law knowledge

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 cost management required
required, not held legal case management required
required, not held strategic planning required
optional, not held private law optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held consumer law optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held mergers and acquisitions 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.