Table 1Transition record

patent engineertoprosecutor

A patent engineer already meets 21% of what the prosecutor role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From patent engineer

21%

Overlap1

To prosecutor

6 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

72.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72.5

This move: 72.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the prosecutor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the patent engineer 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 6 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 patent engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held present legal arguments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held present arguments persuasively communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide legal advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held legal terminology business, administration and law
already held ensure law application assisting and caring
already held legal research business, administration and law

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the prosecutor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held interpret law required
required, not held negotiate lawyer's fee required
required, not held present evidence required
required, not held 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

02 business, administration and law 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held court procedures required
required, not held criminal law required
required, not held legal case management required

optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held comply with legal regulations required
required, not held observe confidentiality required

optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse legal evidence required
required, not held compile legal documents required

optional, not held document evidence optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held government representation required

optional, not held rhetoric 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held legal research knowledge
already held legal terminology knowledge
already held present arguments persuasively skill
already held present legal arguments skill
already held ensure law application skill
already held provide legal advice skill

15 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 contract law optional
optional, not held document evidence 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

28 held skills the prosecutor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role advise on patents skill
not needed by the target role analyse financial risk skill
not needed by the target role apply for patents skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
not needed by the target role create patent draft skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role market research knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role patents knowledge
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role provide advice on trademarks skill
not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
not needed by the target role represent the company skill
not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge
not needed by the target role trademarks knowledge

10 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 court procedures required
required, not held criminal law required
required, not held government representation required
required, not held legal case management required
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

Index

Other moves recorded from patent engineer

Full index of moves from patent engineer

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.