If you're a good juror, what job might suit you?

[melisande99]

(sorry to the person who started the thread about jury duty and masks - this thread is completely unrelated but the first thread set off a train of thought down memory lane...)

Someone who is good at tracking how a decision-making process is going, who stays on track, who has an ear for detail, who can spot when people are talking at cross-purposes, who can identify the source of a misunderstanding, who can identify ambiguities and ask for clarification, and who does not hold back from doing so...

... What jobs would suit someone like that? And what other qualities or skills would be needed to do those jobs?

Clerk in the House of Commons?

Benefit fraud or immigration officer.

Sounds like a good lawyer to me!

Management Consultant

I was both a very good juror and a management consultant .

Town Clerk or maybe in Local Authority within Democratic Services.

Project manager?

Police officer or solicitor/barrister?

Interesting... I've never heard of some of these jobs before.

Magistrate?

Business analyst

Surely the whole point of a jury is to have a cross section of ordinary people, with their own experiences and opinions? So I guess just by turning up & staying awake that makes you a good juror.

Even someone pigheaded, obstinate and prejudiced is still entitled, under law, to hold their opinion.

They are entitled, @aliasname, or at least they would get away with it, but they're not doing a good job. A juror has to follow the judge's instructions (e.g. to find the defendant guilty you must be satisfied that they did X with the intention of Y) and base their decision on the evidence in court only. Someone who, say, just "thinks the defendant looks guilty/innocent" and doesn't listen to the evidence is not a good juror. Wouldn't you hope for a juror who takes their job seriously if you were on trial?

Project manager, business analyst, facilitator?

Investigating officer in a complaints service or arbitration service, maybe.

Vetting officer for the secret service??

Project manager or consultant.