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Finding Jobs

You’ll find job advertisements in local newspapers, trade journals, and electronic sources, as well as through professional associations’ publications.

Finding Advertised Jobs

Local Newspapers

You can look at the Vancouver Sun & The Province at Vancouver Public Library for free. Check the job postings daily and the careers section in the Vancouver Sun on Wednesdays and Saturdays and in The Province on Sundays.

Find jobs posted on a multitude of company career sites and job boards.
Current vacancies within the Legal Services Society of BC

Professional Associations’ Career Resources

Identifying the Right Position

When you browse job advertisements, you’ll find a range of different job titles that are relevant.

For lawyers, look for these related job titles:

  • Advocate, Legal
  • Attorney
  • Crown prosecutor
  • Barrister
  • Corporate counsel
  • Legal advisor
  • Legal Aid Lawyer
  • Solicitor
  • Defence Counsel
  • In-house Legal Counsel
  • Litigator

Source:WorkBC Career Profile for Lawyers,  JobBank Canada

Creating a List of Potential Employers

You can use directories to produce lists of employers in the legal sector in Vancouver or the Lower Mainland. Contact them directly to find out if they’re hiring.

Instructions for using Reference Canada (see link to external resource listed below):

  • Click on “Start Search” beside Canadian Businesses, then select the “Advanced Search” button.
  • Select both “Keyword/SIC/NAICS” under Business Type and “City” under Geography.
  • In the top search box enter “law” and click SEARCH.
  • Select the appropriate headings.
  • Lower down, select the Province, choose the cities, and click the “View Results” button.

NOTE: You can access this database from a Library computer. If you are using a computer from outside the Library, you will need a Vancouver Public Library card to login to this database. After clicking on the database name, you will be asked to enter your library card number and PIN (usually last four digits of your telephone number).

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Provides information on more than 2 million businesses throughout Canada. Tutorial available.

Access:
Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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338.9711 B97b
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340 C21