Profession at a Glance
Lawyers know the legal system inside and out. They have expertise in navigating this system that most people do not have on their own. As part of their job, lawyers help individuals with legal problems and give advice to clients to try to prevent future legal problems.
Many people think that lawyers spend all of their days in court arguing cases. In reality, lawyers have to do a lot of preparation before ever going to court, and certain kinds of lawyers don’t go to court at all.
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Many people think that lawyers spend all of their days in court arguing cases. In reality, lawyers have to do a lot of preparation before ever going to court, and certain kinds of lawyers don’t go to court at all.
To learn more about lawyers’ work, click through the tabs above.
Annie MacDonald Langstaff became the first woman to graduate from law school in Quebec in 1914, but she never practised as a lawyer because women were not yet allowed to join the Quebec Bar. Women did not have the right to practise as lawyers in Quebec until 1941.