V Skill HF-D9.6-001 sector-specific 10 skills
Legal analysis
Reduces a case to the legally relevant facts, looks up the applicable rules and case law and arrives at a substantiated position.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Work sample test · rho 0.33 (SD 0.09)
- hrmforce instrument
- Knowledge test (client-specific), Work sample test
- Competency (50-framework)
- Problem Analysis
- Trainability
- medium
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- stable
The candidate performs a representative work sample under standardised conditions.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Looks up the applicable statutory article for a simple question and summarises its content in own words. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Independently analyses a case with conflicting interests, weighs the case law and advises in writing on the line to take. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Determines the organisation's legal line on matters of principle and shares knowledge of the field of law with the profession. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Legal case analysis Case analysis | Reduces a file to the legally relevant facts and states the legal question that has to be answered. | stable |
| V | Case law research Case law research | Searches court rulings on a legal question, weighs the line in the case law and applies it. | declining |
| K | Applying statutory interpretation Statutory interpretation | Interprets a statutory provision using text, legislative history, system and purpose and justifies the chosen reading. | stable |
| V | Writing a legal memo Legal memorandum | Records a legal analysis in a memo with facts, framework, assessment and a concrete recommendation for action. | declining |
| K | Testing against principles of good administration Principles of good administration | Tests a decision against care, reasoning, equality, legitimate expectation and proportionality and names where it falls short. | stable |
| V | Assessing legal risk Legal risk assessment | Estimates the chance that a decision or agreement will not survive court review and names the consequences. | stable |
| T | Searching Dutch statute and case law portals Wetten.nl | Looks up applicable statutes and published rulings through the public portals wetten.nl and rechtspraak.nl. | declining |
| T | Using a legal database Kluwer Navigator | Uses a legal database such as Kluwer Navigator or Legal Intelligence for commentary, journals and case law. | declining |
| V | Substantiating a legal position Legal argumentation | Builds a position with sources, counterarguments and a conclusion so that a third party can follow the reasoning. | stable |
| V | Reviewing a contract legally Contract review | Reviews an agreement for authority, liability, term and termination and proposes changes to the text. | declining |