Legislative drafter to member of parliament
A legislative drafter already meets 17% of what the member of parliament role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
76.6/ 100
1 How much of what a member of parliament is expected to do is already part of a legislative drafter’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 member of parliament role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A member of parliament role treats 3 of its required skills as things a legislative drafter already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analyse legislation
- constitutional law
- legislation procedure
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A member of parliament role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a legislative drafter background worth leading with.
- already held analyse legislation information skills
- already held constitutional law business, administration and law
- already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
- already held public law business, administration and law
All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the member of parliament role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 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.
- still to learn engage in debates required
- still to learn present legislation proposition required
- still to learn perform political negotiation required
- optional, not held promote political campaign optional
- optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held build international relations optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held perform public relations optional
- still to learn good governance required
- still to learn government policy implementation required
- still to learn rhetoric required
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political parties optional
- optional, not held political science optional
- still to learn make legislative decisions required
- still to learn prepare legislation proposition required
- still to learn manage government policy implementation required
- still to learn ensure information transparency required
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional
- still to learn EU law required
- optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a member of parliament 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 · The rest of the record
All 4 skills that carry over
- already held analyse legislation skill
- already held constitutional law knowledge
- already held legislation procedure knowledge
- already held public law knowledge
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional
- optional, not held promote political campaign optional
- optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held build international relations optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional
- optional, not held perform public relations optional
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political parties optional
- optional, not held political science optional
16 held skills the member of parliament role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
- not needed by the target role draft legislation skill
- not needed by the target role examine legislative drafts skill
- not needed by the target role international law knowledge
- not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage project information skill
- not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
- not needed by the target role provide written content skill
- not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
- not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
- not needed by the target role structure information skill
- not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn EU law required
- still to learn good governance required
- still to learn government policy implementation required
- still to learn rhetoric required
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political parties optional
- optional, not held political science optional
Common questions about this move
Can a legislative drafter become a member of parliament?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A legislative drafter already covers 17% of what a member of parliament is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 3 of which the member of parliament role treats as required.
What skills does a legislative drafter need to become a member of parliament?
11 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is EU law.
How hard is the move from legislative drafter to member of parliament?
Its learning distance is 76.6 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.