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legislative drafter

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Legislative drafters research pieces of legislations and edit them in order to make them stronger and more clear. Rarely they also add new ideas which have never been incorporated into a law or a bill before.

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Competences
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Groups
4
Essential
10
Optional
10

Competences and skills

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Essential knowledge 4 competences

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Cross-sector

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constitutional law

The regulations dealing with the fundamental principles or established precedents which govern a state or organisation.

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legal research

The methods and procedures of research in legal matters, such as the regulations, and different approaches to analyses and source gathering, and the knowledge on how to adapt the research methodology to a specific case to obtain the required information.

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legislation procedure

The procedures involved in the making of laws and legislation, such as which organisations and individuals are involved, the process of how bills become laws, the proposal and reviewing process, and other steps in the legislation procedure.

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public law

The part of law which governs relationships between individuals and the government, and the relationships between individuals which concern society directly.

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Essential skills and competences 6 competences

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Sector-specific

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draft legislation

Undertake the drafting of pieces of legislation in order to make areas of law which need reform more harmonized and clear.

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Cross-sector

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analyse legislation

Analyse the existing legislation from a national or local government in order to assess which improvements could be made and which items of legislation could be proposed.

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provide legal advice

Provide advice to clients in order to ensure that their actions are compliant with the law, as well as most beneficial for their situation and specific case, such as providing information, documentation, or advice on the course of action for a client should they want to take legal action or legal action is taken against them.

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provide written content

Communicate information in written form via digital or print media according to the needs of the target group. Structure the content according to specifications and standards. Apply grammar and spelling rules.

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structure information

Organise information using systematic methods such as mental models and according to given standards in order to facilitate user information processing and understanding with respect to the specific requirements and characteristics of the output media.

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use communication techniques

Apply techniques of communication which allow interlocutors to better understand each other and communicate accurately in the transmission of messages.

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Optional knowledge 3 competences

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Sector-specific

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customer service

Processes and principles related to the customer, client, service user and to personal services; these may include procedures to evaluate customer's or service user's satisfaction.

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Cross-sector

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international law

The binding rules and regulations in the relations between states and nations, and legal systems dealing with countries rather than private citizens.

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procurement legislation

The procurement legislation at national and European level, as well as adjacent areas of law and their implications for public procurement.

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Optional skills and competences 7 competences

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Sector-specific

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examine legislative drafts

Observe and examine the drafts made by other legislative drafters in order to enhance quality control and to improve their drafting knowlege and skills.

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manage project information

Provide accurate and relevant information to all the parties involved in a project on time.

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Cross-sector

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apply strategic thinking

Apply generation and effective application of business insights and possible opportunities, in order to achieve competitive business advantage on a long-term basis.

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create solutions to problems

Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.

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report analysis results

Produce research documents or give presentations to report the results of a conducted research and analysis project, indicating the analysis procedures and methods which led to the results, as well as potential interpretations of the results.

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show diplomacy

Deal with people in a sensitive and tactful way.

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write work-related reports

Compose work-related reports that support effective relationship management and a high standard of documentation and record keeping. Write and present results and conclusions in a clear and intelligible way so they are comprehensible to a non-expert audience.

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