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Careers in Law
The most obvious answer to the question why go to law school is: to become
a lawyer. While the majority of law students will go on to practice, there
are many different things that one can do with a law degree, and some
of them do not involve being a lawyer. Firstly, there are many different
types of lawyer, and most people do not know what type of law they will
practice until they have had experience in different courses, or even
after articling.
Law Streams
Corporate/Commercial Law. This is the biggest field of practice --organizing businesses, mostly contracts, liability, or intellectual property.
Tax Law -- advising clients and individuals about tax loopholes.
Intellectual Property Law -- copyrights, trademarks, and patents. It is a growing area of law what with the internet, and with the increased use of computers and computer software.
Family Law -- adoption, divorce, and wills.
Criminal Law -- Crown Attorney side (prosecution) or defense lawyers, who defend people accused of crimes.
Constitutional Law . A constitutional lawyer may work with the government to ensure that laws that are drafted meet the requirements of the Charter.
Civil Litigates -- tort law, and contracts.
International Law -- multinational corporations, or working on International issues such as human rights, or with the UN.
General practitioner Laywers --do a variety of tasks for individual, smaller clients: such as drawing up real estate deals, contracts, as well as family law things.
Labour/Employment lawyers can work for the management
side or the labour side. Management side labour lawyers will advise their
clients (employers) on employment law such as working conditions, wrongful
dismissal etc.
A labour-side employment/labour lawyer could work with individuals, or
unions advising members how to pursue various claims (such as pursuing
workers compensation, human rights or labour code violations, or wrongful
dismissal suits).
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