RecordMove

Lawyer linguist to prosecutor

A lawyer linguist already meets 33% of what the prosecutor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From lawyer linguist

Distant match

To prosecutor

8 You already bring

9 Still to learn

33 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.8/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a prosecutor is expected to do is already part of a lawyer linguist’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 7 of its required skills as things a lawyer linguist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

analyse legal evidence
compile legal documents
court procedures
interpret law
legal research
legal terminology

What stands in the way is 9 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 8 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 lawyer linguist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legal decisions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse legal evidence information skills
already held legal terminology business, administration and law
already held compile legal documents information skills
already held court procedures business, administration and law

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the prosecutor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 25 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 5 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn negotiate lawyer's fee required
still to learn present arguments persuasively required
still to learn present evidence required
still to learn present legal arguments required
still to learn represent clients in courts required

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
optional, not held negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn criminal law required
still to learn legal case management required

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

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn comply with legal regulations required

optional, not held ensure law application optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries 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 8 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 research knowledge
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held advise on legal decisions skill

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

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 contract law 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 negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

24 held skills the prosecutor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role EU law knowledge
not needed by the target role apply grammar and spelling rules skill
not needed by the target role cooperate in linguistic process steps skill
not needed by the target role court interpreting knowledge
not needed by the target role draft legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure consistency of translation works in multiple target languages skill
not needed by the target role ensure quality of legislation skill
not needed by the target role follow translation quality standards skill
not needed by the target role grammar knowledge
not needed by the target role improve translated texts skill
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
not needed by the target role proofread text skill
not needed by the target role read pre-drafted texts skill
not needed by the target role review translation works skill
not needed by the target role revise translation works skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role study court hearings skill
not needed by the target role technical terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role translate language concepts skill
not needed by the target role translate texts skill
not needed by the target role use computer-aided translation skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill

9 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
still to learn legal case management required
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

Index

Other moves recorded from lawyer linguist

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a lawyer linguist become a prosecutor?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A lawyer linguist already covers 33% of what a prosecutor is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the prosecutor role treats as required.

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

9 required skills are missing, plus 16 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 lawyer linguist to prosecutor?

Its learning distance is 62.8 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.