Table 1Transition record

mediatortolegal consultant

A mediator already meets 56% of what the legal consultant role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mediator

56%

Overlap1

To legal consultant

21 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

43.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

43.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the legal consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mediator 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 6 of its required skills as things a mediator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on legal decisions
compile legal documents
interpret law
legal terminology
protect client interests
provide legal advice

What stands in the way is 5 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 21 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 mediator 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 moderate in negotiations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legal decisions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held business law business, administration and law

All 21 carried skills, including the 6 the legal consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analyse legal enforceability required
required, not held identify clients' needs required
required, not held use consulting techniques required

optional, not held consult with business clients optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 7 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 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 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure law application required

optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional

04 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legal decisions skill
already held compile legal documents skill
already held interpret law skill
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held protect client interests skill
already held provide legal advice skill
already held analyse legal evidence skill
already held business law knowledge
already held civil law knowledge
already held contract law knowledge
already held corporate law knowledge
already held court procedures knowledge
already held legal case management knowledge
already held legal research knowledge
already held manage contract disputes skill
already held manage contracts skill
already held moderate in negotiations skill
already held negotiate in legal cases skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held present legal arguments skill
already held respond to enquiries skill

11 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 apply technical communication skills 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 protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

21 held skills the legal consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on conflict management skill
not needed by the target role advise on legal services skill
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 civil process order knowledge
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role draft the rules of the mediation service skill
not needed by the target role exercise neutrality in mediation cases skill
not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
not needed by the target role handle financial disputes skill
not needed by the target role listen to the stories of the disputants skill
not needed by the target role make legal decisions skill
not needed by the target role manage legal personal issues skill
not needed by the target role present arguments persuasively skill
not needed by the target role present evidence skill
not needed by the target role promote communication between parties skill
not needed by the target role revise legal documents skill
not needed by the target role show impartiality skill

8 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 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 mediator

Full index of moves from mediator

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.