41101 – Lawyers and Quebec notaries
Lead statement
Lawyers and Quebec notaries advise clients on legal matters, represent clients before administration boards and draw up legal documents such as contracts and wills. Lawyers also plead cases, represent clients before tribunals and conduct prosecutions in courts of law. Articling students are included in this unit group.
Main duties
- Advise clients of their legal rights and all matters related to law
- Research legal precedents and gather evidence
- Plead clients' cases before courts of law, tribunals and boards (lawyers only)
- Draw up legal documents such as real estate transactions, wills, divorces and contracts, and prepare statements of legal opinions
- Negotiate settlements of civil disputes (lawyers only)
- Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law
- May act as mediator, conciliator or arbitrator
- May act as executor, trustee or guardian in estate and family law matters.
Employment requirements
- Lawyers
- Two to three years of undergraduate studies or, in Quebec, completion of a college program, a bachelor's degree from a recognized law school, successful completion of the bar examination and completion of a period of articling are required.
- Licensing by the provincial or territorial law society is required.
- Be an active member of a law society in the province or territory of legal practice.
- Notaries (Quebec)
- A bachelor's degree in civil law from a recognized law school and a master's degree in notarial law, which includes a 16-week internship, from a recognized law school are required.
- A 15-day training program at the Chambre des notaires du Québec is required.
- Licensing by the Chambre des notaires du Québec is required.
Example job titles
administrative lawyer · law and corporate affairs adviser · counsellor-at-law · legal advisor · counsellor-lawyer · advisory counsel · articling law student · student-at-law · assistant Crown attorney · assistant legal advisor · assistant regional counsel · associate legal counsel · associate counsel · associate lawyer · legal advocate · lawyer · barrister · attorney-at-law · attorney · barrister and solicitor · city attorney · city solicitor · civil lawyer · claim attorney · commercial lawyer · contract counsel · corporate counsel · corporation lawyer · corporate notary (Quebec) · counsel · legal counsel · county attorney · criminal lawyer · Crown attorney · Crown corporation counsel · Crown counsel · Crown prosecutor · departmental solicitor · deputy city solicitor · family and estates lawyer
Wages (per hour)
| Province / territory | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $30.22 | $59.76 | $107.14 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $34.87 | $66.85 | $87.91 |
| Nova Scotia | $24.13 | $56.15 | $80.99 |
| New Brunswick | $36.06 | $59.94 | $72.12 |
| Quebec | $29.81 | $51.28 | $84.13 |
| Ontario | $32.05 | $65.21 | $112.98 |
| Manitoba | $16.83 | $47.18 | $81.28 |
| Saskatchewan | $32.05 | $57.88 | $92.31 |
| Alberta | $27.88 | $78.85 | $126.92 |
| British Columbia | $37.98 | $65.00 | $107.69 |
Source: Job Bank wages, 2025 release (ESDC). Low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Occupation details: ESDC OaSIS 2025, based on NOC 2021.