Define: Professional Experience

How is Professional Experience defined in a legal contract?

• Professional Experience means the lawful and actual practice of a particular profession. Seen in 34 SEC filings
• Professional Experience means the knowledge and skills one acquires from full-time employment in a related field, or a field where one intends to be licensed. Seen in 24 SEC filings
• Professional Experience refers to a member's expertise and ability to carry out tasks related to his or her professional specialty during a specific period of time. This also includes the assessment of a member's professional experience in terms of specific job descriptions within the current rank. Seen in 22 SEC filings
• Professional Experience means a range of work requiring substantial technical knowledge, skills, and responsibility, along with a lesser degree of supervision, necessary for making sound judgments to ensure public safety during the span and range of projects. Seen in 7 SEC filings
• Professional Experience means the period of actual professional activity undertaken with the employer, as well as the durations of previous professional experience before joining the service, as a salaried worker, self-employed individual, or a statutory civil servant. Seen in 6 SEC filings
• Professional Experience means the actual and lawful full-time or equivalent part-time pursuit of the profession in question. Seen in 5 SEC filings
• Professional Experience means employment in career and technical education in the discipline or specialty for which the application is submitted. Seen in 5 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

• Professional Experience means the expertise and skills gained from lawful and actual pursuit of a profession, including full-time employment, self-employment, or statutory civil service.

Relevant Contract Types

• Employment Contract
• Consulting Agreement
• Service Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• Hiring and onboarding processes
• Promotions or role enhancements
• Establishing consultant's qualifications

Relevant Sectors

• Human Resources
• Professional Services
• Technology

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Genie Definition 2

• Professional Experience means the understanding and skills acquired from a substantial amount of technical work, diverse in nature, requiring responsibility and competence, within a particular discipline or specialty.

Relevant Contract Types

• Engineering Contract
• Construction Contract
• IT Services Contract

Relevant Circumstances

• Vetting of contractors and vendors
• Confirmation of expert qualifications
• Hiring for technical positions

Relevant Sectors

• Engineering
• Construction
• Information Technology

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