Where a prosecutor can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a prosecutor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
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, interviewing involved parties, and interpreting the law. They use the results of their investigation in order to present the case during court hearings, and to construct persuasive arguments in order to ensure the outcome is the most favourable for the parties they represent.
Also known as state attorney, public prosecutor, crown prosecutor, prosecuting attorney.
Professionals 33 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: court jury coordinator, 71%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A prosecutor needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- represent clients in courts communication, collaboration and creativity
- negotiate lawyer's fee communication, collaboration and creativity
- present legal arguments communication, collaboration and creativity
- interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity
- present arguments persuasively communication, collaboration and creativity
- present evidence communication, collaboration and creativity
- analyse legal evidence information skills
- government representation social sciences, journalism and information
- legal case management business, administration and law
- legal terminology business, administration and law
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a prosecutor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- mediator 66% covered · difficulty 34.5
- judge 65% covered · difficulty 35.9
- corporate lawyer 63% covered · difficulty 37.6
- supreme court judge 60% covered · difficulty 40.3
- legal consultant 55% covered · difficulty 44.2
- court jury coordinator 52% covered · difficulty 47
- case administrator 44% covered · difficulty 53.7
- justice of the peace 43% covered · difficulty 54.9
- intellectual property consultant 35% covered · difficulty 61.3
- probation officer 34% covered · difficulty 62.7
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Prosecutor is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a prosecutor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.