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

lawyertointellectual property consultant

A lawyer already meets 54% of what the intellectual property consultant role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From lawyer
54%
Overlap1
To intellectual property consultant
16 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
44.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.5/ 100

1 Share of the intellectual property consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lawyer 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 intellectual property consultant role treats 7 of its required skills as things a lawyer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • contract law
  • ensure law application
  • intellectual property law
  • legal terminology
  • protect client interests
  • provide legal advice

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 16 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 lawyer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held negotiate in legal cases communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held present legal arguments communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held present arguments persuasively communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide legal advice communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held legal terminology business, administration and law

All 16 carried skills, including the 7 the intellectual property consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held manage intellectual property rights required
  • required, not held advise on patents 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 provide advice on trademarks optional
02 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held market research required
  • 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 education 1 required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held security engineering required
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held technical terminology optional
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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held contract law knowledge
  • already held ensure law application skill
  • already held intellectual property law knowledge
  • already held legal terminology knowledge
  • already held protect client interests skill
  • already held provide legal advice skill
  • already held use consulting techniques skill
  • already held commercial law knowledge
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held corporate law knowledge
  • already held court procedures knowledge
  • already held interpret law skill
  • already held legal research knowledge
  • already held negotiate in legal cases skill
  • already held present arguments persuasively skill
  • already held present legal arguments skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on licencing procedures optional
  • optional, not held apply for patents optional
  • optional, not held create patent draft optional
  • optional, not held develop licensing agreements optional
  • optional, not held patents optional
  • optional, not held provide advice on trademarks optional
  • optional, not held technical terminology optional
  • optional, not held trademarks optional
83 held skills the intellectual property consultant role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on legal services skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on participation in financial markets skill
  • not needed by the target role air transport law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse legal enforceability skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role anti-dumping law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
  • not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role business law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil process order knowledge
  • not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role compile legal documents skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
  • not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role criminology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customs law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role detect financial crime skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role document evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role education law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role family law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role government representation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle case evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge

43 further entries not listed here

6 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 patents optional
  • optional, not held technical terminology optional
  • optional, not held trademarks optional
Index

Other moves recorded from lawyer

Full index of moves from lawyer

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.