National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

• E - Occupations in Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion
• E0 - Judges, Lawyers, Psychologists, Social Workers, Ministers of Religion, and Policy and Program Officers
• E01 - Judges, Lawyers and Quebec Notaries

E012 - Lawyers and Quebec Notaries

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. Lawyers are employed in law firms and prosecutor's offices. Quebec notaries are employed in notary offices. Both lawyers and Quebec notaries are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments and various business establishments or they may be self-employed. Articling students are included in this group.

• Example Titles

  • administrative lawyer
  • adviser, law and corporate affairs
  • advisory counsel
  • advocate, legal
  • articling student - law
  • assistant corporate counsel
  • assistant Crown attorney
  • assistant general solicitor
  • assistant legal advisor
  • assistant regional counsel
  • associate counsel
  • associate lawyer
  • associate legal advisor
  • associate legal counsel
  • attorney
  • attorney-at-law
  • attorney's assistant chief agent
  • barrister
  • barrister and solicitor
  • city attorney
  • city solicitor
  • civil lawyer
  • claim attorney
  • commercial law notary
  • commercial lawyer
  • contract counsel
  • corporate counsel
  • corporate notary (Quebec)
  • corporation lawyer
  • counsel
  • counsellor-at-law
  • counsellor-lawyer
  • county attorney
  • criminal lawyer
  • Crown attorney
  • Crown corporation counsel
  • Crown counsel
  • Crown prosecutor
  • defence counsel
  • departmental solicitor
  • deputy city solicitor
  • family and estates lawyer
  • general counsel
  • general solicitor
  • immigration lawyer
  • industrial lawyer
  • in-house legal counsel
  • insurance lawyer
  • intellectual-property lawyer
  • judicial assistant - Supreme Court
  • labour lawyer
  • law and corporate affairs adviser
  • law partner
  • lawyer
  • lawyer, legal aid
  • lawyer, military
  • legal advisor
  • legal aid lawyer
  • legal attaché
  • legal counsel
  • legal officer
  • legislative adviser
  • legislative counsel
  • litigator
  • municipal solicitor
  • notary (Quebec)
  • notary, Quebec
  • patent counsel
  • patent lawyer
  • patent solicitor
  • prosecuting attorney
  • prosecutor
  • Quebec notary
  • Queen's Counsel
  • real estate lawyer
  • regional attorney
  • regional Crown prosecutor
  • review lawyer
  • solicitor
  • special prosecutor
  • staff counsel
  • staff lawyer
  • staff solicitor
  • tariff counsel
  • tax attorney
  • tax lawyer
  • title lawyer
  • trademark lawyer

• Exclusion

  • Notaries public in provinces other than Quebec (See E211 Paralegal and Related Occupations)