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PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR DIGITAL SKILLS IN LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract:

Introduction: The digital divide and current conditions mean that digital skills must be higher to enter the labor market. This circumstance is not alien to the legal environment. Objective: to analyze, from the doctrine, the applicable and appropriate digital competences for legal organizations and their workers in a general sense with a specific vision of the subject. Scientific methods: analytical - deductive allowed to develop the assessments in question, analytical-synthetic method facilitated the writing and analysis of the content in such a way that it allowed to realize the own competences or close to the legal activity, historical-comparative method pondering the analytical comparisons and allowed to evaluate the digital competences and their competences to the maximum evaluation. The legal document analysis technique was used, which facilitated the corresponding evaluation and its respective conclusions. Conclusions: The importance of strengthening and improving skills to succeed in the digital economy is emphasized. Such skills range from basic to advanced digital skills. They highlight the interrelationships that exist between digital development, skills, employment and jobs, stressing that none of these should be addressed in isolation, but rather be part of a holistic approach. The importance of collaboration and engagement of different stakeholders in strengthening and developing digital skills among citizens is illustrated: policy makers, educational institutions, industry, development professionals and local communities. Technique, information management, communication, critical thinking and problem solving, online security and payment/electronic banking are just some of the digital skills, but in the author's opinion, the most general in a first doctrinal approximation. In order to guarantee the inclusion of the legal workforce that participates in the digital market economy, it is essential to establish the necessary foundations to take advantage of pre-existing skills and, in turn, achieve a more capable lawyer prepared to face the challenges of this Knowledge Society.