RecordMove

Corporate lawyer to prosecutor

A corporate lawyer already meets 63% of what the prosecutor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From corporate lawyer

Strong match

To prosecutor

17 You already bring

4 Still to learn

33 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

37.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a prosecutor is expected to do is already part of a corporate lawyer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the prosecutor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A prosecutor role treats 12 of its required skills as things a corporate lawyer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

analyse legal evidence
compile legal documents
court procedures
interpret law
legal case management
legal research

What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prosecutor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a corporate lawyer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held represent clients in courts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held negotiate lawyer's fee communication, collaboration and creativity
already held negotiate in legal cases communication, collaboration and creativity
already held present legal arguments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity
already held present arguments persuasively communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the prosecutor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn present evidence required

optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held handle case evidence optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn criminal law required

optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn comply with legal regulations required

optional, not held ensure law application optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn government representation required

optional, not held rhetoric optional

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held document evidence optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held law enforcement optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a prosecutor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse legal evidence skill
already held compile legal documents skill
already held court procedures knowledge
already held interpret law skill
already held legal case management knowledge
already held legal research knowledge
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held negotiate lawyer's fee skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held present arguments persuasively skill
already held present legal arguments skill
already held represent clients in courts skill
already held contract law knowledge
already held negotiate in legal cases skill
already held protect client interests skill
already held provide legal advice skill
already held respond to enquiries skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held document evidence optional
optional, not held ensure law application optional
optional, not held handle case evidence optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

49 held skills the prosecutor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European vehicle type-approval legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on participation in financial markets skill
not needed by the target role air transport law knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
not needed by the target role analyse legal enforceability skill
not needed by the target role anti-dumping law knowledge
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role detect financial crime skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role insolvency law knowledge
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role international law knowledge
not needed by the target role international trade knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
not needed by the target role joint ventures knowledge
not needed by the target role legislation in agriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role manage contract disputes skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
not needed by the target role media law knowledge
not needed by the target role mergers and acquisitions knowledge
not needed by the target role moderate in negotiations skill
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role private law knowledge
not needed by the target role property law knowledge
not needed by the target role provide legal advice on investments skill
not needed by the target role public auction procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role railway law knowledge

9 further entries not listed here

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn criminal law required
still to learn government representation required
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

Index

Other moves recorded from corporate lawyer

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a corporate lawyer become a prosecutor?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A corporate lawyer already covers 63% of what a prosecutor is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 12 of which the prosecutor role treats as required.

What skills does a corporate lawyer need to become a prosecutor?

4 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is comply with legal regulations.

How hard is the move from corporate lawyer to prosecutor?

Its learning distance is 37.6 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.