# Competences — justice of the peace

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f634ce9b-68a5-4a8a-af4a-ed13fc0deba9).

## Essential

- **analyse legal evidence** (skill/competence)
- **civil law** (knowledge)
- **civil process order** (knowledge)
- **compile legal documents** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legal regulations** (skill/competence)
- **court procedures** (knowledge)
- **hear legal arguments** (skill/competence)
- **interpret law** (skill/competence)
- **law of non-marital cohabitation** (knowledge)
- **maintain court order** (skill/competence)
- **make legal decisions** (skill/competence)
- **private law** (knowledge)
- **supervise court hearings** (skill/competence)
- **supervise legal case procedures** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- apply knowledge of human behaviour (skill/competence)
- authenticate documents (skill/competence)
- contract law (knowledge)
- ensure sentence execution (skill/competence)
- facilitate official agreement (skill/competence)
- family law (knowledge)
- hear witness accounts (skill/competence)
- law enforcement (knowledge)
- legal case management (knowledge)
- legal research (knowledge)
- moderate in negotiations (skill/competence)
- officiate weddings (skill/competence)
- respond to enquiries (skill/competence)
- support witnesses (skill/competence)