Welcome, this is all about lawyers and paralegals.
It depends on your school career, but you can do three years in College in Paralegal Technology and then another three years at Ottawa University or you can apply for a Social Science Program, which is two years, and then go to any Universities you want.
The average salary of a lawyer in Quebec depends, but usually it's around $81,000 - $85,989
No, lawyers and paralegals do not know all the laws. This is why they do research work to complete their knowledge and be able to defend, inform and help their client depending on their situation.
It is more advantageous for the lawyer and for the paralegal to work in a firm since they are often insured by their firm. On top of that, if the lawyer works independently, he is less likely to be recognized, which means that he'll get fewer clients.
Again, it all depends on where he works. If their works in a firm, chances are that nothing will happen. Chances are that he'll be forced to take a break if he has lost a big case, for example a criminal case such as murder. If the lawyer lost a case because of a mistake that he or his paralegal made then he may get fired if it brings too much damage within the firm. Also, for him to be fired, the mistake and/or the lost must be repeated many times.
No, the paralegal is not obligated to work in a law firm full of lawyers, they can also work in a notary firm with a notary, in a court, they can be hired in a law department of a corporation or a bank. Not only a lawyer.
It happens that the paralegal does task that lawyers do such as sign important papers, that he make some appearances at court but when it comes to it things, it's really not common, even rare.
The difference between a lawyer and a paralegal is that the lawyer does more "practical" things like going to court, defending a client, sometimes talking to witnesses while the paralegal does more administration, such as doing research, scheduling appointments, making calls to clients, managing files, etc.
The profession of lawyer is more about representing a client when there are prosecutions, whether civil or criminal. On the other hand, the notary is responsible for witnessing when there are situations such as divorces, marriages, a will to be fulfilled, etc. It's a legal witness. Also, a lawyer will make frequent appearances in court while it is rare for a notary to travel to go to court.
I hope that this will help you to understand differentiate lawyers, notary and paralegal and that it will make the world of law even better at your eyes.