Job requirements Counsel in Canada

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• 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.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing