scopist/references/skills.md

Competences — scopist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/42c769cd-4c60-4bac-94d2-29a492b82b74).

Essential

• apply grammar and spelling rules (skill/competence)
• grammar (knowledge)
• legal terminology (knowledge)
• observe confidentiality (skill/competence)
• provide written content (skill/competence)
• spelling (knowledge)
• stenography (knowledge)
• study court hearings (skill/competence)
• transcription methods (knowledge)
• type error-free documents (skill/competence)
• type texts from audio sources (skill/competence)
• use dictionaries (skill/competence)
• use free typing techniques (skill/competence)

Optional

• compile legal documents (skill/competence)
• court procedures (knowledge)
• develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements (skill/competence)
• digitise documents (skill/competence)
• ensure proper document management (skill/competence)
• legal case management (knowledge)
• liaise with typists (skill/competence)
• manage data for legal matters (skill/competence)
• perform office routine activities (skill/competence)
• record court procedures (skill/competence)
• use shorthand (skill/competence)
• use shorthand computer program (skill/competence)
• use stenotype machines (skill/competence)
• write meeting reports (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 16 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

• editing — 44 %
• proofreading — 44 %
• legal transcription — 31 %
• transcript review — 31 %
• scoping — 19 %

Responsibilities

• transcript editing — 25 %
• quality assurance — 25 %