From corporate lawyer to lawyer
12 of the 14 essential skills of a lawyer are already essential for a corporate lawyer — about 86% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from corporate lawyer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 2
- would be new
- 86%
- of the target job covered
- 14
- essential skills of a lawyer
What a lawyer does
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.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
2 skillsEssential for a lawyer and not for a corporate lawyer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from corporate lawyer
1 roles- prosecutor11 skills in common
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How far are you from being a lawyer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.