# Competences — legal policy officer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5d601b40-7e0e-404e-bbff-bb98e147437c).

## Essential

- **advise on legal decisions** (skill/competence)
- **advise on legislative acts** (skill/competence)
- **analyse legal evidence** (skill/competence)
- **compile legal documents** (skill/competence)
- **government policy implementation** (knowledge)
- **legal case management** (knowledge)
- **legal research** (knowledge)
- **legal studies** (knowledge)
- **manage government policy implementation** (skill/competence)
- **provide legal advice** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise legislators (skill/competence)
- air transport law (knowledge)
- analyse legislation (skill/competence)
- anti-dumping law (knowledge)
- apply immigration law (skill/competence)
- business law (knowledge)
- civil law (knowledge)
- commercial law (knowledge)
- competition law (knowledge)
- constitutional law (knowledge)
- consumer law (knowledge)
- contract law (knowledge)
- corporate law (knowledge)
- create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
- criminal law (knowledge)
- customs law (knowledge)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- education law (knowledge)
- election law (knowledge)
- employment law (knowledge)
- European Structural and Investment Funds regulations (knowledge)
- family law (knowledge)
- government policy (knowledge)
- immigration law (knowledge)
- insolvency law (knowledge)
- insurance law (knowledge)
- intellectual property law (knowledge)
- international human rights law (knowledge)
- international law (knowledge)
- labour law (knowledge)
- liaise with politicians (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- policy analysis (knowledge)
- public law (knowledge)
- scientific research methodology (knowledge)
- social security law (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 7 ads, as of 2026-07-15)

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

### Hard skills

- contract drafting — **29 %**
- legal analysis — **29 %**
- legal research — **29 %**
- policy development — **29 %**
- policy analysis — **14 %**
- dispute resolution — **14 %**
- employment law — **14 %**
- policy guidance — **14 %**
- political analysis — **14 %**
- regulatory compliance — **14 %**
- risk management — **14 %**
- statute interpretation — **14 %**
- urban policy — **14 %**
- legal compliance — **14 %**
- international law — **14 %**
- legal advice — **14 %**
- court representation — **14 %**
- compliance — **14 %**
- legal advisory — **14 %**

### Methods

- administrative hearings — **14 %**

### Responsibilities

- agency representation — **14 %**
- agreement review — **14 %**
- briefing preparation — **14 %**
- compliance assurance — **14 %**
- legal advice — **14 %**
- legal advice provision — **14 %**
- legal dispute handling — **14 %**
- legal document drafting — **14 %**
- work supervision — **14 %**
- trend tracking — **14 %**
- stakeholder coordination — **14 %**
- institutional legal support — **14 %**
- performance evaluation — **14 %**
- policy decision guidance — **14 %**
- policy development — **14 %**

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