Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

mediatortoprosecutor

A mediator already meets 66% of what the prosecutor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mediator
66%
Overlap1
To prosecutor
21 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
34.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

34.5/ 100

1 Share of the prosecutor 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.

Why

Why this move works

A prosecutor role treats 11 of its required skills as things a mediator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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

What stands in the way is 5 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 21 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 mediator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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 civil process order business, administration and law
  • already held advise on legal decisions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held present arguments persuasively communication, collaboration and creativity

All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the prosecutor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held negotiate lawyer's fee required
  • required, not held represent clients in courts required
  • optional, not held handle case evidence optional
  • optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held comply with legal regulations required
  • optional, not held ensure law application optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held criminal law required
  • optional, not held procurement legislation optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held 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 21 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 observe confidentiality skill
  • already held present arguments persuasively skill
  • already held present evidence skill
  • already held present legal arguments skill
  • already held advise on legal decisions skill
  • already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
  • already held civil law knowledge
  • already held civil process order knowledge
  • already held conduct research interview 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
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
21 held skills the prosecutor 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 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 facilitate official agreement 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 make legal decisions 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 moderate in negotiations skill
  • not needed by the target role promote communication between parties skill
  • not needed by the target role revise legal documents skill
  • not needed by the target role show impartiality skill
5 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 criminal law required
  • required, not held government representation required
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
  • optional, not held procurement legislation optional
  • optional, not held rhetoric 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.