General Counsel Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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General Counsel Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a General Counsel role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of General Counsel job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 48% of General Counsel job descriptions contained compliance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

compliance
48%
business continuity
36%
governance
36%
assurance
36%
risk management
36%
london
24%
legal counsel
24%
commercial contracts
18%
aml
18%
anti-corruption
12%
legal officer
12%
investigations
12%
criminal law
12%
in-house lawyer
12%
in-house counsel
12%
commercial solicitor
12%
regulatory
12%
north east
6%
solicitor
6%
newcastle
6%
in-house
6%
commercial
6%
anti-money laundering
6%
analyst
6%
storage solutions
6%
renewable energy
6%
renewable
6%
legal advice
6%
law firm
6%
drafting
6%
credentials
6%
academic
6%
paralegal
6%
fcp
6%
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