# Competences — lawyer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/974d4eab-fbee-4c52-b16e-73bdd8c25b53).

## Essential

- **analyse legal evidence** (skill/competence)
- **compile legal documents** (skill/competence)
- **court procedures** (knowledge)
- **interpret law** (skill/competence)
- **legal case management** (knowledge)
- **negotiate in legal cases** (skill/competence)
- **negotiate lawyer's fee** (skill/competence)
- **observe confidentiality** (skill/competence)
- **present arguments persuasively** (skill/competence)
- **present legal arguments** (skill/competence)
- **private law** (knowledge)
- **protect client interests** (skill/competence)
- **represent clients in courts** (skill/competence)
- **respond to enquiries** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on legal decisions (skill/competence)
- advise on legal services (skill/competence)
- advise on participation in financial markets (skill/competence)
- air transport law (knowledge)
- analyse internal factors of companies (skill/competence)
- analyse legal enforceability (skill/competence)
- anti-dumping law (knowledge)
- apply conflict management (skill/competence)
- apply knowledge of human behaviour (skill/competence)
- apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
- apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
- architecture regulations (knowledge)
- assess financial viability (skill/competence)
- business law (knowledge)
- civil law (knowledge)
- civil process order (knowledge)
- commercial law (knowledge)
- competition law (knowledge)
- comply with legal regulations (skill/competence)
- conduct research interview (skill/competence)
- constitutional law (knowledge)
- consult with business clients (skill/competence)
- consumer law (knowledge)
- contract law (knowledge)
- copyright legislation (knowledge)
- corporate law (knowledge)
- criminal law (knowledge)
- criminology (knowledge)
- customs law (knowledge)
- detect financial crime (skill/competence)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- document evidence (skill/competence)
- education law (knowledge)
- employment law (knowledge)
- ensure law application (skill/competence)
- environmental legislation (knowledge)
- family law (knowledge)
- financial statements (knowledge)
- food legislation (knowledge)
- government representation (knowledge)
- handle case evidence (skill/competence)
- health care legislation (knowledge)
- hear witness accounts (skill/competence)
- ICT security legislation (knowledge)
- identify clients' needs (skill/competence)
- insolvency law (knowledge)
- intellectual property law (knowledge)
- international law (knowledge)
- international trade (knowledge)
- interpret financial statements (skill/competence)
- investigation research methods (knowledge)
- joint ventures (knowledge)
- law enforcement (knowledge)
- law of non-marital cohabitation (knowledge)
- legal department processes (knowledge)
- legal research (knowledge)
- legal terminology (knowledge)
- legislation in agriculture (knowledge)
- maintain operational communications (skill/competence)
- make legal decisions (skill/competence)
- manage contract disputes (skill/competence)
- manage contracts (skill/competence)
- manage legal personal issues (skill/competence)
- maritime law (knowledge)
- media law (knowledge)
- mergers and acquisitions (knowledge)
- moderate in negotiations (skill/competence)
- pharmaceutical legislation (knowledge)
- present evidence (skill/competence)
- procurement legislation (knowledge)
- property law (knowledge)
- provide legal advice (skill/competence)
- provide legal advice on investments (skill/competence)
- public auction procedures (knowledge)
- railway law (knowledge)
- rhetoric (knowledge)
- road traffic laws (knowledge)
- road transport legislation (knowledge)
- securities (knowledge)
- social security law (knowledge)
- subsidiary operations (knowledge)
- tax legislation (knowledge)
- trace financial transactions (skill/competence)
- urban planning law (knowledge)
- use consulting techniques (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 67 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- legal research — **25 %**

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