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4.3 KiB

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)

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 %