# Competences — legal assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/929ef41d-afd0-4d5a-b85b-69eab68fa368).

## Essential

- **compile legal documents** (skill/competence)
- **court procedures** (knowledge)
- **execute working instructions** (skill/competence)
- **handle case evidence** (skill/competence)
- **legal case management** (knowledge)
- **legal department processes** (knowledge)
- **legal research** (knowledge)
- **legal terminology** (knowledge)
- **manage accounts** (skill/competence)
- **meet deadlines for preparing legal cases** (skill/competence)
- **pose questions referring to documents** (skill/competence)
- **private law** (knowledge)
- **revise legal documents** (skill/competence)
- **study court hearings** (skill/competence)
- **use word processing software** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on legal services (skill/competence)
- apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
- assist judge (skill/competence)
- brief court officials (skill/competence)
- civil law (knowledge)
- civil process order (knowledge)
- criminal law (knowledge)
- manage personnel agenda (skill/competence)
- perform clerical duties (skill/competence)
- perform office routine activities (skill/competence)
- process commissioned instructions (skill/competence)
- proofread text (skill/competence)
- record court procedures (skill/competence)
- respond to enquiries (skill/competence)