Legal, policy and public administration
Roles that interpret and apply regulation, analyse legal and policy questions, substantiate advice and decisions and weigh the interests of governing bodies, citizens and supervisory authorities.
Example roles: legal officer, in house counsel, policy advisor, governance advisor, objections and appeals officer, compliance officer
Base profile of the family
Every job in this family inherits this profile and deviates from it with a limited number of additions, adjustments and removals. The target levels below apply to the medior level.
| T | Skill | Target level | Weight | Knockout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Verbal reasoning | N4 | 4 | no |
| V | Critical thinking and source evaluation | N4 | 5 | yes |
| G | Judgement under uncertainty | N3 | 4 | no |
| V | Systems thinking | N3 | 3 | no |
| V | Business reporting | N4 | 5 | yes |
| V | Advisory skill | N3 | 4 | no |
| V | Stakeholder management | N3 | 4 | no |
| V | Editing and plain language | N3 | 3 | no |
| G | organisational awareness | N3 | 4 | no |
| G | integrity and dependability | N4 | 5 | yes |
| G | independence | N3 | 3 | no |
| V | Planning own work | N3 | 1 | no |
| G | Stress tolerance | N3 | 2 | no |
| V | Professional currency and specialist literature | N3 | 3 | no |
| V | Searching and evaluating digital information | N3 | 3 | no |
| K | GDPR and privacy in practice | N3 | 3 | no |
| K | Basic contract law knowledge | N3 | 3 | no |
| K | Complying with sector regulation | N3 | 3 | no |
| V | Legal analysis | N4 | 5 | yes |
| K | Applying legislation | N3 | 5 | no |
| V | Policy development | N3 | 4 | no |
| V | Public governance decision making | N3 | 3 | no |
| V | Handling objections and appeals | N2 | 2 | no |
Seniority adjustment
These values are added to every target level of the family and then clamped to 1 to 5.
Jobs 24
Independently executes deeds on the notary's behalf, advises clients on property, family or corporate law and works towards a personal appointment as notary.
Processes applications for passports, driving licences and extracts, performs marriages and registrations and verifies identity and data in the civil register.
Handles formal complaints from citizens or clients under the statutory complaints procedure, mediates between parties and advises on structural improvements.
Monitors whether the organisation complies with legislation and internal codes of conduct, flags breaches and advises on risk control and reporting procedures.
Monitors compliance with municipal rules in public spaces, addresses offenders and issues official reports where necessary.
Advises the executive or board directly on strategy, governance considerations and the political or societal context of decisions.
Represents the organisation's legal interests, advises the board on contracts, disputes and compliance and directs external law firms.
Represents clients in court cases and negotiations, drafts submissions and opinions and, as a sworn lawyer, is personally accountable for the quality of legal representation.
Advises management and departments on legal risk and regulation, translates legislation into workable procedures and guides their implementation.
Analyses legal issues, independently drafts contracts and opinions and represents the organisation in legal proceedings and negotiations.
Handles standard contracts, correspondence and case files under supervision, flags deviations and ensures deadlines and legal formalities are met.
Prepares deeds, articles of association and transfer deeds under a notary's responsibility, checks land registry data and monitors signing deadlines.
Handles objections from citizens and businesses against government decisions, tests them against the General Administrative Law Act and prepares decisions on the objection.
Supports lawyers or in-house counsel with case research, litigation preparation and management of legal documentation without acting as a lawyer themselves.
Develops policy and regulation in a specific domain, advises decision makers on feasibility and impact and guides its translation into implementation.
Gathers information, conducts research and drafts policy memos in preparation of policy, under direction of a policy advisor or manager.
Leads policy projects from setup to delivery, manages a project team and monitors planning, budget and alignment with governance objectives.
Advises the organisation on GDPR and related regulation, assesses processing activities and data breaches and manages engagement with the data protection authority.
Advises government organisations on setting up and running European tenders and ensures the procurement process is legally sound and efficient.
Manages contracts with government suppliers, monitors compliance with procurement rules and performance agreements and handles amendments and disputes.
Checks whether businesses and institutions comply with legislation, carries out inspections and reports findings with any sanctions or remediation deadlines.
Leads complex or politically sensitive policy files, advises decision makers directly and coaches policy advisors on the quality of their advice.
Investigates offences with statutory investigative powers, issues official reports on behalf of the public prosecutor and works closely with the police.
Handles cases and files under a supervising patron lawyer, prepares court submissions and completes the mandatory training to become a full lawyer.