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

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Legal Counsel Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Legal Counsel role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Legal Counsel job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 50% of Legal Counsel job descriptions contained legal as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

legal
50%
legal counsel
50%
lawyer
34%
solicitor
34%
contracts
28%
intellectual property
28%
pqe experience
28%
data privacy
23%
legal compliance
23%
procurement contracts
23%
qualified lawyer
6%
legal practice
6%
saas
6%
scheme
6%
technology
6%
controller
6%
contract management
6%
information technology
6%
commercial
6%
commercial litigation
6%
cambridge
6%
legal advice
6%
compliance
6%
litigation
6%
cybersecurity
6%
solicitors
6%
data protection
6%
enforcement
6%
in house
6%
in-house counsel
6%
in-house legal
6%
in-house and/or private practice experience
6%
ip
6%
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