Table 1Transition record

legal consultanttojustice of the peace

A legal consultant already meets 46% of what the justice of the peace role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From legal consultant

46%

Overlap1

To justice of the peace

12 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

52.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.5

This move: 52.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the justice of the peace role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the legal consultant profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A justice of the peace role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a legal consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held law of non-marital cohabitation business, administration and law
already held moderate in negotiations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held private law business, administration and law
already held interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse legal evidence information skills
already held legal case management business, administration and law

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the justice of the peace role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain court order required
required, not held supervise court hearings required
required, not held comply with legal regulations required

optional, not held authenticate documents optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held hear legal arguments required
required, not held supervise legal case procedures required

optional, not held ensure sentence execution optional
optional, not held support witnesses optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held officiate weddings optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held civil process order required

optional, not held family law optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held make legal decisions required

05 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held law enforcement optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a justice of the peace 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse legal evidence skill
already held civil law knowledge
already held compile legal documents skill
already held court procedures knowledge
already held interpret law skill
already held law of non-marital cohabitation knowledge
already held private law knowledge
already held contract law knowledge
already held legal case management knowledge
already held legal research knowledge
already held moderate in negotiations skill
already held respond to enquiries skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure sentence execution optional
optional, not held support witnesses optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held authenticate documents optional
optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
optional, not held family law optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held officiate weddings optional

25 held skills the justice of the peace role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
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 apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role business law knowledge
not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role legal terminology 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 mergers and acquisitions knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate in legal cases skill
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role present legal arguments skill
not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role protect client interests skill
not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role real estate market knowledge
not needed by the target role state aid regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill

3 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 acquire Tier

required, not held civil process order required
optional, not held family law optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional

Index

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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.