Table 1Transition record

data protection officertolegal consultant

A data protection officer already meets 27% of what the legal consultant role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From data protection officer

27%

Overlap1

To legal consultant

8 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

67.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the legal consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the data protection officer 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 4 of its required skills as things a data protection officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse legal enforceability
legal terminology
provide legal advice
use consulting techniques

What stands in the way is 7 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 data protection officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held analyse legal enforceability communication, collaboration and creativity
already held protect personal data and privacy assisting and caring
already held legal case management business, administration and law
already held provide legal advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held legal terminology business, administration and law
already held use consulting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 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, 7 supplementary

required, not held advise on legal decisions 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 negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held present legal arguments optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 12 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 civil 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 mergers and acquisitions optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held compile legal documents required

optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure law application required

optional, not held observe confidentiality 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 analyse legal enforceability skill
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held provide legal advice skill
already held use consulting techniques skill
already held legal case management knowledge
already held legal research knowledge
already held protect personal data and privacy skill
already held respond to enquiries skill

22 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 civil 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 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 negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held present legal arguments optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

41 held skills the legal consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role GDPR knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security standards knowledge
not needed by the target role address identified risks skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role apply system organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role assist with litigation matters skill
not needed by the target role conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
not needed by the target role data ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
not needed by the target role define organisational standards skill
not needed by the target role develop information security strategy skill
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role develop training programmes skill
not needed by the target role document project progress skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role ensure information privacy skill
not needed by the target role estimate impact of risks skill
not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
not needed by the target role information governance compliance knowledge
not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role internal auditing knowledge
not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
not needed by the target role manage data for legal matters skill
not needed by the target role manage digital identity skill
not needed by the target role manage keys for data protection skill
not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
not needed by the target role perform data cleansing skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
not needed by the target role support managers skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill

1 further entry not listed here

13 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 civil 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 mergers and acquisitions optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

Index

Other moves recorded from data protection officer

Full index of moves from data protection officer

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.