Table 1Transition record

justice of the peacetosupreme court judge

A justice of the peace already meets 60% of what the supreme court judge role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From justice of the peace

60%

Overlap1

To supreme court judge

18 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

40.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 40.5

This move: 40.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the supreme court judge role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the justice of the peace 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A supreme court judge role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a justice of the peace background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held hear legal arguments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held supervise court hearings assisting and caring
already held maintain court order assisting and caring
already held make legal decisions management skills
already held law of non-marital cohabitation business, administration and law
already held ensure sentence execution communication, collaboration and creativity

All 18 carried skills, including the 9 the supreme court judge role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held guide jury activities required
required, not held show impartiality required

optional, not held communicate with jury optional
optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held present arguments persuasively optional
optional, not held present legal arguments optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held criminal law required
required, not held legal terminology required

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held observe confidentiality required

04 services 1 required

required, not held correctional procedures required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held criminology optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a supreme court 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held civil law knowledge
already held civil process order knowledge
already held court procedures knowledge
already held hear legal arguments skill
already held hear witness accounts skill
already held interpret law skill
already held maintain court order skill
already held make legal decisions skill
already held supervise court hearings skill
already held analyse legal evidence skill
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held compile legal documents skill
already held ensure sentence execution skill
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held law of non-marital cohabitation knowledge
already held legal case management knowledge
already held legal research knowledge
already held supervise legal case procedures skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held communicate with jury optional
optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held criminology optional
optional, not held present arguments persuasively optional
optional, not held present legal arguments optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

10 held skills the supreme court judge role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role authenticate documents skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
not needed by the target role family law knowledge
not needed by the target role moderate in negotiations skill
not needed by the target role officiate weddings skill
not needed by the target role private law knowledge
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role support witnesses skill

4 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 correctional procedures required
required, not held criminal law required
required, not held legal terminology required
optional, not held criminology optional

Index

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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.