Table 1Transition record

legal service managertolegal consultant

A legal service manager already meets 30% of what the legal consultant role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From legal service manager

30%

Overlap1

To legal consultant

10 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

64.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.7

This move: 64.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the legal consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the legal service manager 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 consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a legal service manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held negotiate in legal cases communication, collaboration and creativity
already held mergers and acquisitions business, administration and law
already held private law business, administration and law
already held advise on legal decisions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held business law business, administration and law
already held legal case management business, administration and law

All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the legal consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 5 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
required, not held use consulting techniques 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 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held ensure law application required

optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries 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 business, administration and law 9 supplementary

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 contract law optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held law of non-marital cohabitation optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held real estate market 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legal decisions skill
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held private law knowledge
already held provide legal advice skill
already held business law knowledge
already held civil law knowledge
already held corporate law knowledge
already held legal case management knowledge
already held mergers and acquisitions knowledge
already held negotiate in legal cases skill

20 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 contract law optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held law of non-marital cohabitation optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality 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

29 held skills the legal consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advice on security risk management skill
not needed by the target role advise on drafting policies skill
not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
not needed by the target role advise on legal services skill
not needed by the target role advise on tax policy skill
not needed by the target role assist with litigation matters skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role legal department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
not needed by the target role manage a team skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage data for legal matters skill
not needed by the target role manage tender processes skill
not needed by the target role monitor policy proposals skill
not needed by the target role motivate employees skill
not needed by the target role negotiate lawyer's fee skill
not needed by the target role negotiate settlements skill
not needed by the target role prioritise requests skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice on investments skill
not needed by the target role revise legal documents skill
not needed by the target role strategic planning knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise legal case procedures skill
not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

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 contract law optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held law of non-marital cohabitation optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

Index

Other moves recorded from legal service manager

Full index of moves from legal service manager

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.