Civil law

Description

The legal rules and their applications used in disputes between different parties.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 7 occupations
  • Optional in 14 occupations
  • Total: 21 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Judge
    Judges preside over, review and handle court cases, hearings, appeals, and trials. They ensure that court procedures conform to conventional legal processes and review evidence and…
  • Supreme court judge
    A Supreme Court judge is a distinguished legal professional who holds a position of the utmost authority and responsibility within the judiciary of a country or state. Supreme Cour…
  • Private detective
    Private detectives research and analyse information to uncover facts for personal, corporate or legal reasons, depending on their clients. They conduct surveillance activities, whi…
  • Court enforcement officer
    Court enforcement officers enforce orders of court judgements such as managing the recovery of money owed, seizing of goods, and selling goods in public auctions to obtain the mone…
  • Law lecturer
    Law lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of study, l…
  • Notary
    Notaries ensure the authenticity and legitimacy of official documents such as declarations, certificates, contracts, deeds and purchases. They examine the documents, witness the si…
  • Justice of the peace
    A Justice of the Peace (JP) is an appointed or elected public official who serves as a part-time magistrate and performs various administrative and judicial duties within their jur…

Optional for

  • Legal administrative assistant
    Legal administrative assistants carry out the daily administrative activities of firms, offices of notaries public, and companies. They perform activities such as writing mails, ph…
  • Quantity surveyor
    Quantity surveyors have under their helm complete management of the cost involved in building and construction projects from the inception of the project until the delivery. They s…
  • Economic adviser
    Economic advisers research economic developments and advise on economic problems. They forecast trends and behaviour in economics, and advise on finance, trade, fiscal and other re…
  • Civil registrar
    Civil registrars collect and record acts of birth, marriage, civil partnership and death. Duties Civil registrars typically do the following: interview parents and relatives after …
  • Tax advisor
    Tax advisors use their expertise in tax legislation to provide commercially focused advisory and consultancy services to a wide range of clients from all economic sectors. They exp…
  • Store detective
    Store detectives monitor the activities in the store in order to prevent and detect shoplifting. Once the individual is caught red-handed, they take all the legal measures, includi…
  • Public finance accountant
    Public finance accountants head the treasury department of a governmental institution. They manage the institution's financial administration, expenditure and income generation, an…
  • Legal assistant
    Legal assistants work closely together with lawyers and legal representatives in the research and preparation of cases brought to courts. They assist in the paperwork of cases and …
  • Lawyer
    Lawyers provide legal advice to clients and act on their behalf in legal proceedings and in compliance with the law. They research for, interpret and study cases to represent…
  • Economist
    Economists perform research and develop theories in the field of economics, whether for microeconomic or macroeconomic analysis. They study trends, analyse statistical data, and to…
  • Conveyance clerk
    Conveyance clerks provide services for the legal transference of legal titles and properties from one party to another. They exchange the necessary contracts and ensure all propert…
  • Prosecutor
    Prosecutors represent governmental bodies and the general public in court cases against parties accused of illegal activity. They investigate the court cases by examining evidence,…
  • Legal service manager
    Legal service managers oversee the general management of a legal service office. They not only strive for the highest efficiency and effectiveness when delivering legal services an…
  • Parliamentary assistant
    Parliamentary assistants provide support to officials and politicians of regional, national and international parliaments and undertake logistical tasks. They revise official docum…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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