Table 1Transition record

patent engineertolegal consultant

A patent engineer already meets 20% of what the legal consultant role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From patent engineer

20%

Overlap1

To legal consultant

6 Skills carried over

8 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 consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the patent engineer 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 6 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 patent engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held present legal arguments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide legal advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held legal terminology business, administration and law
already held ensure law application assisting and caring
already held legal research business, administration and law
already held apply technical communication skills communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the legal consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 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 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held advise on legal decisions required
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 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

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 13 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 legal case management 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 3 supplementary

optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure law application skill
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held provide legal advice skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held legal research knowledge
already held present legal arguments skill

23 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 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 legal case management 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 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

28 held skills the legal consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role advise on patents skill
not needed by the target role analyse financial risk skill
not needed by the target role apply for patents skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
not needed by the target role create patent draft skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role market research knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role patents knowledge
not needed by the target role present arguments persuasively skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role provide advice on trademarks skill
not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
not needed by the target role represent the company skill
not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge
not needed by the target role trademarks knowledge

14 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 legal case management 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 patent engineer

Full index of moves from patent engineer

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.