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corporate law

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

The legal rules that govern how corporate stakeholders (such as shareholders, employees, directors, consumers, etc) interact with one another, and the responsibilities corporations have to their stakeholders.

corporate law — the legal rules that govern how corporate stakeholders (such as shareholders, employees, directors, consumers, etc) interact with one another, and the responsibilities corporations have to their stakeholders. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 76.01/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 6 occupations in our catalogue, including Financial examiners, corporate lawyer, trade development officer, and audit supervisor.

Category: knowledge › law SCI: 76.01/100 Also known as: corporation statutes, corporation law, corporation regulation, corporate regulation, corporate statutes, corporate rules

Occupations that require corporate law

Showing top 6 of 6 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

Financial examiners 👥 5,000 · 🤖 6.8/10
corporate lawyer · 🤖 4.7/10
trade development officer · 🤖 5.0/10
audit supervisor · 🤖 5.5/10
tax policy analyst · 🤖 5.8/10
Chief Sustainability Officers · 🤖 6.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is corporate law?

The legal rules that govern how corporate stakeholders (such as shareholders, employees, directors, consumers, etc) interact with one another, and the responsibilities corporations have to their stakeholders.

What category of skill is corporate law?

ESCO classifies corporate law under the knowledge category, specifically in the law subcategory.

Is corporate law an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 76.01/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require corporate law?

In our catalogue, 6 occupations list corporate law as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include Financial examiners, corporate lawyer, trade development officer, audit supervisor, tax policy analyst, Chief Sustainability Officers.

How transferable is corporate law between industries?

ESCO tags corporate law as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is corporate law the same as corporation statutes?

Yes — corporate law is also known as corporation statutes, corporation law, corporation regulation, corporate regulation, corporate statutes, corporate rules, or corporation rules. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn corporate law?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands corporate law and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.