Notary to prosecutor
A notary already meets 23% of what the prosecutor role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
71.3/ 100
1 How much of what a prosecutor is expected to do is already part of a notary’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 this move works
A prosecutor role treats 4 of its required skills as things a notary already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- court procedures
- interpret law
- legal research
- legal terminology
What stands in the way is 12 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 7 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 notary background worth leading with.
- already held interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held provide legal advice communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held legal terminology business, administration and law
- already held civil law business, administration and law
- already held court procedures business, administration and law
- already held legal research business, administration and law
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the prosecutor 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 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 advise on legal decisions optional
- 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
- still to learn comply with legal regulations required
- still to learn observe confidentiality required
- optional, not held ensure law application optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- still to learn criminal law required
- still to learn legal case management required
- optional, not held civil process order optional
- optional, not held procurement legislation optional
- still to learn analyse legal evidence required
- still to learn compile legal documents required
- optional, not held document evidence optional
- still to learn government representation required
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
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.
- 01 analyse legal evidence practise this
- 02 compile legal documents practise this
- 03 comply with legal regulations practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held court procedures knowledge
- already held interpret law skill
- already held legal research knowledge
- already held legal terminology knowledge
- already held civil law knowledge
- already held contract law knowledge
- already held provide legal advice skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
- optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
- optional, not held civil process order optional
- optional, not held conduct research interview 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 respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
36 held skills the prosecutor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role administer oaths skill
- not needed by the target role advise on legal services skill
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
- not needed by the target role authenticate documents skill
- not needed by the target role check official documents skill
- not needed by the target role conclude business agreements skill
- not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
- not needed by the target role conveyancing knowledge
- not needed by the target role create import-export commercial documentation skill
- not needed by the target role examine mortgage loan documents skill
- not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
- not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
- not needed by the target role hand gestures knowledge
- not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
- not needed by the target role international import export regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role issue official documents skill
- not needed by the target role law of non-marital cohabitation knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role mortgage loans knowledge
- not needed by the target role officiate weddings skill
- not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
- not needed by the target role perform powers of attorney skill
- not needed by the target role private law knowledge
- not needed by the target role property law knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide legal legitimacy to the transfer of assets skill
- not needed by the target role public law knowledge
- not needed by the target role real estate market knowledge
- not needed by the target role register deeds skill
- not needed by the target role revise legal documents skill
- not needed by the target role take affidavits skill
- not needed by the target role types of oaths knowledge
- not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
- not needed by the target role witness the signing of documents skill
7 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 criminal law required
- still to learn government representation required
- still to learn legal case management required
- optional, not held civil process order optional
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
- optional, not held procurement legislation optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
Other moves recorded from notary
- conveyance clerk 64% covered · moderate
- legal assistant 37% covered · substantial
- justice of the peace 36% covered · substantial
- legal consultant 34% covered · substantial
- legal administrative assistant 34% covered · substantial
- judge 30% covered · substantial
- intellectual property consultant 27% covered · substantial
- mediator 26% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a notary become a prosecutor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A notary already covers 23% of what a prosecutor is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the prosecutor role treats as required.
What skills does a notary need to become a prosecutor?
12 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is analyse legal evidence.
How hard is the move from notary to prosecutor?
Its learning distance is 71.3 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.