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NOC 2021: 41101 / NOC 2016: 4112

Job Description

Lawyers advise clients on legal matters, draft legal documents and represent clients before courts, tribunals and administrative bodies.

As a lawyer, you perform the following duties:

  • offer legal advice to clients
  • research legal precedents and gather evidence
  • argue clients’ cases before courts of law, tribunals and administrative bodies
  • draft legal documents such as real estate transactions, wills, divorces and contracts and prepare statements of legal opinions
  • negotiate business transactions and settlements of civil disputes
  • can also act as mediators, conciliators or arbitrators
  • do management tasks related to the practice of law
  • may act as executor, trustee or guardian in estate and family law matters

Source:  WorkBC Career Profile for Lawyers