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

lawyertopolice detective

A lawyer already meets 50% of what the police detective role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From lawyer
50%
Overlap1
To police detective
13 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
49.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

50%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.6/ 100

1 Share of the police detective role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the 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 police detective role treats 9 of its required skills as things a lawyer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse legal evidence
  • conduct research interview
  • criminology
  • ensure law application
  • handle case evidence
  • hear witness accounts

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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A police detective role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lawyer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held hear witness accounts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held handle case evidence communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held investigation research methods services
  • already held criminology social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held present evidence communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held analyse legal evidence information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the police detective role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held lead police investigations required
  • required, not held develop investigation strategy required
  • required, not held examine crime scenes required
  • optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
  • optional, not held perform drug investigations optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held form operational strategies for law enforcement required
  • optional, not held apply first response optional
  • optional, not held control crowd optional
  • optional, not held detain offenders optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
  • optional, not held ensure information security optional
  • optional, not held identify security threats optional
  • optional, not held practice vigilance optional
  • optional, not held restrain individuals optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held legal use-of-force required
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held write situation reports optional
05 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held first response optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a police detective 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse legal evidence skill
  • already held conduct research interview skill
  • already held criminology knowledge
  • already held ensure law application skill
  • already held handle case evidence skill
  • already held hear witness accounts skill
  • already held investigation research methods knowledge
  • already held law enforcement knowledge
  • already held maintain operational communications skill
  • already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
  • already held criminal law knowledge
  • already held legal research knowledge
  • already held present evidence skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held first response optional
  • optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held perform drug investigations optional
  • optional, not held apply first response optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held control crowd optional
  • optional, not held detain offenders optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
  • optional, not held ensure information security optional
  • optional, not held identify security threats optional
  • optional, not held practice vigilance optional
  • optional, not held restrain individuals optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
  • optional, not held write situation reports optional
86 held skills the police detective role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on legal services skill
  • 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 apply conflict management skill
  • not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role business law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil process order knowledge
  • not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role compile legal documents skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role court procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customs 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 document evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role education law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role family law 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 government representation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill

46 further entries not listed here

3 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 legal use-of-force required
  • optional, not held first response optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
Index

Other moves recorded from lawyer

Full index of moves from 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.