If you have ever thought about becoming a lawyer, then this article is for you. You'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about becoming a lawyer, where work, how much they get paid, what kind of additional in-service training they need, how you can become lawyer, some of the dangers involved in the job, when you expect to retire and how you can make difference in the lives of the people you serve.
It is really challenging, difficult and stressful.
Lawyers do a lot of research, so they can fully represent their client in front of a court which can be an important factor of the client. For example, research is done poorly there's more chance for the client to be judge more severely which in some case could have a result where the client get sent in prison.
In a typical day of a lawyer there's researching of legal questions, making draft of persuasive arguments, making preparation for it and then taking it for deposition, there's also preparing for trial and negotiating settlements.
Lawyers may work for law firms, in government, for corporations it depends on what type of field they work in.
If you want to become a lawyer in Quebec, you must have a bachelor's degree from a law school.To become a practicing lawyer in Canada, you need two to four years of a university program and a Juris Doctor/Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized law school.
A lawyer makes on average $88,447 per year in Montreal, Quebec. However, the salaries vary across regions and is starting salary is lower at the beginning of a lawyer career
You then have to pass the exams given by the Bar of Quebec or in French knows as the school, "École du Barreau du Québec". The reason of these bar exams is to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to practice law in Quebec.
There's no such of physical harm for being a lawyer but on the psychological side there's a lot of pressure which cause stress in the life of a lawyer. Like deadlines, billing pressures, client demands, long hours, changing laws, and other demands all combine to make the practice of laws one of the most stressful jobs out there. Throw in rising business pressures, evolving legal technologies, and climbing law school debt are all causes to why lawyers can be stress out.
When it comes to the practice of law, there's a lot of technological improvement, but they exist to help human lawyers to be better at their job such as advanced technologies like document automation, data analytics and visualization, client portals, and AI-powered discovery platforms are here to stay but only with the idea to make the job of a lawyer easier.
A lawyer usually retire at 65, but there're lawyers that decide to retire at the age of 70 but it depend on the field they work in.
As you can see, being a lawyer requires a Juris Doctor which can take up to 7 years of full-time study which then will also require passing an exam of Bar of Quebec, and they also need a lot of organization.
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