Legal service manager

Code 1349.21.1

Legal service managers oversee the general management of a legal service office. They not only strive for the highest efficiency and effectiveness when delivering legal services and advice, but they also coordinate a team of legally trained professionals. They manage different profiles of clients and adjust the legall services to their needs.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • legal case management
  • cost management
  • strategic planning
  • legal department processes
  • legal terminology

Skills and competences

  • advise on drafting policies
  • advise on legal services
  • liaise with managers
  • comply with legal regulations
  • manage data for legal matters
  • motivate employees
  • provide legal advice
  • write work-related reports
  • revise legal documents
  • supervise legal case procedures
  • make strategic business decisions

Transversal competences

  • advise on legal decisions
  • manage budgets
  • manage a team

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences