Table 1Transition record

lawyer linguisttoscopist

A lawyer linguist already meets 32% of what the scopist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From lawyer linguist

32%

Overlap1

To scopist

7 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

61.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.4

This move: 61.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the scopist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lawyer linguist 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A scopist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lawyer linguist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held study court hearings information skills
already held legal terminology business, administration and law
already held compile legal documents information skills
already held court procedures business, administration and law
already held grammar arts and humanities
already held apply grammar and spelling rules communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the scopist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 arts and humanities 3 required

required, not held spelling required
required, not held stenography required
required, not held transcription methods required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held provide written content required
required, not held type texts from audio sources required

optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held liaise with typists optional
optional, not held use shorthand optional
optional, not held write meeting reports optional

03 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held type error-free documents required
required, not held use dictionaries required

optional, not held manage data for legal matters optional
optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
optional, not held record court procedures optional
optional, not held use stenotype machines optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use free typing techniques required

optional, not held perform office routine activities optional

05 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held digitise documents optional
optional, not held use shorthand computer program optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held legal case management optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a scopist 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
already held grammar knowledge
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held study court hearings skill
already held compile legal documents skill
already held court procedures knowledge

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage data for legal matters optional
optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held digitise documents optional
optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
optional, not held legal case management optional
optional, not held liaise with typists optional
optional, not held perform office routine activities optional
optional, not held record court procedures optional
optional, not held use shorthand optional
optional, not held use shorthand computer program optional
optional, not held use stenotype machines optional
optional, not held write meeting reports optional

25 held skills the scopist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role EU law knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
not needed by the target role cooperate in linguistic process steps skill
not needed by the target role court interpreting knowledge
not needed by the target role draft legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure consistency of translation works in multiple target languages skill
not needed by the target role ensure quality of legislation skill
not needed by the target role follow translation quality standards skill
not needed by the target role improve translated texts skill
not needed by the target role interpret law skill
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
not needed by the target role proofread text skill
not needed by the target role read pre-drafted texts skill
not needed by the target role review translation works skill
not needed by the target role revise translation works skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role technical terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role translate language concepts skill
not needed by the target role translate texts skill
not needed by the target role use computer-aided translation skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques 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 spelling required
required, not held stenography required
required, not held transcription methods required
optional, not held legal case management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from lawyer linguist

Full index of moves from lawyer linguist

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.