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

corporate lawyertoprosecutor

A corporate lawyer already meets 63% of what the prosecutor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From corporate lawyer
63%
Overlap1
To prosecutor
17 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
37.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

63%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

37.6/ 100

1 Share of the prosecutor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the corporate lawyer 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 12 of its required skills as things a corporate lawyer 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 4 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 17 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 corporate lawyer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held represent clients in courts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held negotiate lawyer's fee communication, collaboration and creativity
  • 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 present arguments persuasively communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the prosecutor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held present evidence 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
02 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held criminal law required
  • optional, not held civil law optional
  • optional, not held civil process order optional
  • optional, not held procurement legislation optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held comply with legal regulations required
  • optional, not held ensure law application 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 17 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 negotiate lawyer's fee skill
  • already held observe confidentiality skill
  • already held present arguments persuasively skill
  • already held present legal arguments skill
  • already held represent clients in courts 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
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
  • optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
  • optional, not held civil law 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 procurement legislation optional
  • optional, not held rhetoric optional
49 held skills the prosecutor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role European vehicle type-approval legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on participation in financial markets skill
  • not needed by the target role air transport law knowledge
  • 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 anti-dumping law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role detect financial crime skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
  • not needed by the target role insolvency law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international trade knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
  • not needed by the target role joint ventures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legislation in agriculture 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 media law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mergers and acquisitions knowledge
  • not needed by the target role moderate in negotiations skill
  • not needed by the target role pharmaceutical legislation knowledge
  • 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 advice on investments skill
  • not needed by the target role public auction procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role railway law knowledge

9 further entries not listed here

7 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 civil law optional
  • optional, not held civil process order optional
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
  • optional, not held procurement legislation optional
  • optional, not held rhetoric optional
Index

Other moves recorded from corporate lawyer

Full index of moves from corporate lawyer

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.