Lawyers

(NOC 4112)
+21.65%
 

What do Lawyers do?

Lawyers and Quebec notaries provide legal advice and represent clients; prepare contracts, wills, and other legal documents; and may act as executors, trustees or guardians in estate/family law matters. They may specialize in specific areas of law such as criminal law (lawyers only) and corporate, real estate, and labour law.

Lawyers also plead cases or conduct prosecutions before courts of law, tribunals/boards, and negotiate civil dispute settlements.

How to become: Lawyers

To work in this field, you need a pre-law college or university program and a bachelor's degree from a law school.

To be a lawyer, you must complete a period of articling, a bar admission course and exam, and a licence in the province/territory where you'll work.

Most recent entrants have an undergraduate university degree, and almost 1 in 4 has a graduate degree.

Where to study for a career as: Lawyers

Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Law (LLB) Bachelor; Honours
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Bangor University
Bangor, Wales, GB

Related Program(s):
Law with Welsh (Cymraeg) (LLB) Bachelor; Co-op; Honours
Law (LLB) Bachelor; Co-op; Honours
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University of Worcester
Worcester, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Law with History LLB Bachelor; Honours
Law with Politics LLB Bachelor; Honours
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University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Bachelor of Laws (Accelerated) Bachelor; Honours
Bachelor of Laws Bachelor; Honours
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University of Birmingham - Postgraduate Study
Birmingham, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Law Master; Honours
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RMIT University
Melbourne CBD, AU

Related Program(s):
Laws Bachelor
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Modified on January 26, 2022

How much do Lawyers make?

Low:
$37,347
Average:
$116,940
High:
$294,346

Job openings for Lawyers

Job Seekers:
46,400
Job Openings:
45,900