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

Bangor University
Bangor, Wales, GB

Related Program(s):
Law (LLB) Bachelor; Co-op; Honours
Criminal Law (LLB) Bachelor; Co-op; Honours
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University of Alberta - Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research
Edmonton, Alberta, CA

Related Program(s):
Business Administration and Law (Combined Program) Master
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King's College London
London, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Law (LLB) Bachelor; Honours
Politics, Philosophy & Law (LLB) Bachelor; Honours
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University of Sussex
Brighton, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Law with a Language (LLB) Bachelor; Honours
Law with International Relations (LLB) Bachelor; Honours
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University of Cyprus
Nicosia, CY

Related Program(s):
Sustainability and Human Rights (LLM) Master
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University of Sunderland
Sunderland, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Law (LLB) Bachelor; Honours
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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