Table 1Transition record

mediatortojudge

A mediator already meets 54% of what the judge role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mediator

54%

Overlap1

To judge

20 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

48.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 48.8

This move: 48.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the judge role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mediator 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A judge role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mediator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held make legal decisions management skills
already held show impartiality communication, collaboration and creativity
already held present legal arguments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held moderate in negotiations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held civil process order business, administration and law
already held interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity

All 20 carried skills, including the 7 the judge role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain court order required
required, not held supervise court hearings required

optional, not held authenticate documents optional
optional, not held support juvenile victims optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held hear legal arguments required

optional, not held review trial cases optional
optional, not held communicate with jury optional
optional, not held ensure sentence execution optional
optional, not held guide jury activities optional
optional, not held supervise legal case procedures optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held private law required

optional, not held juvenile detention optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held family law optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional

04 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held correctional procedures optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held criminology optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a judge 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 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held civil law knowledge
already held civil process order knowledge
already held court procedures knowledge
already held interpret law skill
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held show impartiality skill
already held advise on legal decisions skill
already held analyse legal evidence skill
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held compile legal documents skill
already held contract law knowledge
already held facilitate official agreement skill
already held legal case management knowledge
already held legal research knowledge
already held make legal decisions skill
already held moderate in negotiations skill
already held present arguments persuasively skill
already held present legal arguments skill
already held respond to enquiries skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held review trial cases optional
optional, not held communicate with jury optional
optional, not held ensure sentence execution optional
optional, not held guide jury activities optional
optional, not held juvenile detention optional
optional, not held supervise legal case procedures optional
optional, not held authenticate documents optional
optional, not held correctional procedures optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held criminology optional
optional, not held family law optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held support juvenile victims optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

22 held skills the judge role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on conflict management skill
not needed by the target role advise on legal services skill
not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
not needed by the target role business law knowledge
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role draft the rules of the mediation service skill
not needed by the target role exercise neutrality in mediation cases skill
not needed by the target role handle financial disputes skill
not needed by the target role listen to the stories of the disputants skill
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 manage legal personal issues skill
not needed by the target role negotiate in legal cases skill
not needed by the target role present evidence skill
not needed by the target role promote communication between parties skill
not needed by the target role protect client interests skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role revise legal documents 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held private law required
optional, not held juvenile detention optional
optional, not held correctional procedures optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held criminology optional
optional, not held family law optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from mediator

Full index of moves from mediator

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.