lawyer
Lawyers provide legal advice to clients and act on their behalf in legal proceedings and in compliance with the law. They research for, interpret and study cases to represent their clients in a variety of settings such as courts and administrative boards. They create arguments on behalf of their clients for lawsuits in different contexts with the aim of finding a legal remedy.
Also called: administrative law lawyer, traffic law lawyer, barrister, labour lawyer, advocate, social law lawyer, building lawyer, counsellor
- 14
- essential skills
- 85
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2611
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- corporate lawyerWhat changes?12 skills in common
- prosecutorWhat changes?10 skills in common
- court clerk5 skills in common
- court jury coordinator5 skills in common
- justice of the peace5 skills in common
- court administrative officer4 skills in common
- judge4 skills in common
- legal consultant4 skills in common
Essential skills
14Optional skills
85- advise on legal decisions
- advise on legal services
- advise on participation in financial markets
- air transport law
- analyse internal factors of companies
- analyse legal enforceability
- anti-dumping law
- apply conflict management
- apply knowledge of human behaviour
- apply organisational techniques
- apply technical communication skills
- architecture regulations
- assess financial viability
- business law
- civil law
- civil process order
- commercial law
- competition law
- comply with legal regulations
- conduct research interview
- constitutional law
- consult with business clients
- consumer law
- contract law
- copyright legislation
- corporate law
- criminal law
- criminology
- customs law
- detect financial crime
- develop professional network
- document evidence
- education law
- employment law
- ensure law application
- environmental legislation
- family law
- financial statements
- food legislation
- government representation
- handle case evidence
- health care legislation
- hear witness accounts
- ICT security legislation
- identify clients' needs
- insolvency law
- intellectual property law
- international law
- international trade
- interpret financial statements
- investigation research methods
- joint ventures
- law enforcement
- law of non-marital cohabitation
- legal department processes
- legal research
- legal terminology
- legislation in agriculture
- maintain operational communications
- make legal decisions
- manage contract disputes
- manage contracts
- manage legal personal issues
- maritime law
- media law
- mergers and acquisitions
- moderate in negotiations
- pharmaceutical legislation
- present evidence
- procurement legislation
- property law
- provide legal advice
- provide legal advice on investments
- public auction procedures
- railway law
- rhetoric
- road traffic laws
- road transport legislation
- securities
- social security law
- subsidiary operations
- tax legislation
- trace financial transactions
- urban planning law
- use consulting techniques
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