National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

• E - Occupations in Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion
• E2 - Paralegals, Social Services Workers and Occupations in Education and Religion, n.e.c.
• E21 - Paralegals, Social Services Workers and Occupations in Education and Religion, n.e.c.

E211 - Paralegal and Related Occupations

Legal assistants and paralegals prepare legal documents, maintain records and files and conduct research to assist lawyers or other professionals. Notaries public administer oaths, take affidavits, sign legal documents and perform other activities according to the limitations of their appointment. Trademark agents advise clients on intellectual property matters. Independent paralegals provide legal services to the public as allowed by government legislation, or provide paralegal services on contract to law firms or other establishments. Legal assistants and paralegals are employed by law firms, by record search companies and in legal departments throughout the public and private sectors. Independent paralegals are usually self-employed. Trademark agents are employed by law firms and legal departments throughout the public and private sectors, trademark development and search firms or they may be self-employed. Notaries public are employed by government and in the public and private sectors or they may be self-employed.

• Example Titles

  • abstractor
  • brief writer - law
  • British Columbia notary public
  • clerk, law
  • collection legal assistant
  • collection paralegal
  • commercial law clerk
  • commercial law legal assistant
  • commercial law paralegal
  • contract clerk - law
  • conveyance clerk
  • conveyancer
  • copyright agent
  • corporate finance legal assistant
  • corporate law and litigation clerk
  • corporate law clerk
  • corporate law legal assistant
  • corporate paralegal
  • corporate records legal assistant
  • corporate securities law clerk
  • corporation paralegal
  • court and tribunal agent
  • criminal-law clerk
  • criminal-law legal assistant
  • criminal-law paralegal
  • family law clerk
  • family law legal assistant
  • family law paralegal
  • foreclosures clerk
  • foreclosures legal assistant
  • foreclosures paralegal
  • independent paralegal
  • insurance law clerk
  • insurance legal assistant
  • insurance paralegal
  • labour law clerk
  • labour law legal assistant
  • labour law paralegal
  • land titles clerk
  • land titles examiner
  • law clerk
  • law clerk to judge
  • lay notary public
  • lease and title clerk
  • legal assistant
  • legal assistant - collection
  • legal researcher
  • legal technician
  • litigation law clerk
  • litigation legal assistant
  • litigation paralegal
  • mortgage and real estate legal assistant
  • mortgage and real estate paralegal
  • notary public
  • notary public (British Columbia)
  • notary public (outside Quebec)
  • notary public clerk
  • notary public, lay
  • oil and gas rights law clerk
  • oil and gas rights legal assistant
  • oil and gas rights paralegal
  • paralegal
  • property paralegal
  • real estate law clerk
  • real estate paralegal
  • registered trademark agent
  • researcher, legal
  • tax law clerk
  • tax legal assistant
  • tax paralegal
  • title and lease clerk
  • title examiner
  • title searcher
  • trademark agent
  • transfer-of-title clerk
  • wills and estates law clerk
  • wills and estates legal assistant
  • wills and estates paralegal

• Exclusion

  • Legal secretaries (See B212 Legal Secretaries)
  • Patent agents (See E031 Natural and Applied Science Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers)
  • Quebec Notaries (See E012 Lawyers and Quebec Notaries)