Occupation Atlaslawyer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/974d4eab-fbee-4c52-b16e-73bdd8c25b53
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.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
ECIEnterprising · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising5.51
- C Conventional4.59
- I Investigative4.38
- S Social3.48
- A Artistic2.40
- R Realistic1.12
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Lawyers (23-1011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (14)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- analyse legal evidence
- compile legal documents
- court procedures
- interpret law
- legal case management
- negotiate in legal cases
- negotiate lawyer's fee
- observe confidentiality
- present arguments persuasively
- present legal arguments
- private law
- protect client interests
- represent clients in courts
- respond to enquiries
Optional (85)
- ICT security legislation
- 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
- 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
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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