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And what is corporate law isn't it the same as finincial law?
 
Yanal said:
But will English count?
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The basic core courses for your Bachelors in Canada and the USA are Advanced English courses such as Critical analysis, creative writing etc, advanced math such as calculus and statistics, Biology, chemistry, Physics and a foreign language usually German or Greek. Than you will have to take the required courses to complete your major and minor if a minor is required. Four years with at least 12 different courses each year.

Most people with an eye on a law career try to get a job at a legal firm after graduating from college, usually as a research assistant or as a legal aide. From there they try to get backing from the legal firm to help them through law school with a promise of entering the law firm as a full partner.

What you do now in a year as a junior high student will be your typical daily homework when you enter college and what you do in college will be simply training to survive law school.
 
Sorry i din't reply back earlier.
The Univerisity of Toronto Law School is very hard to get into. Majority of the applicants are rejected on their first attempt, some get in second attempt, others even on their third attempt. That's why its wise to start applying from third year atleast, some even say second year of univeristy.
Scholarships are even harder to get, but the univeristy does hav a policy which is somewhere along the lines that money shall not prevent you from obtaining the degree that you desire. hence, instead of scholarships they offer a lot of bursaries, UTAPs, loans, etc. so you can finsih your studies.
i hope some of your questions are answered
 
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Jazakallah but what type of lawyer is muezzin?
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I am probably wrong but I believe he has completed College and Law School and presently is working internships until he develops his specialty. I do not think he has selected a specialty just yet.

Yep, after all of that schooling, it still isn't over, there can be years of internships.

Like Bro Muezzin also said this is not to discourage a young person from planning a law career, but rather help him to be informed as to the amount of work required. In my younger years I also thought of a law career, but knew I could not hold up to the studies so instead became a pilot and eventually a Psychologist.
 
What is the difference between , barrister & solicator? Might be one of them :D
 
Woodrow said:
I am probably wrong but I believe he has completed College and Law School and presently is working internships until he develops his specialty. I do not think he has selected a specialty just yet.

Yep, after all of that schooling, it still isn't over, there can be years of internships.

Like Bro Muezzin also said this is not to discourage a young person from planning a law career, but rather help him to be informed as to the amount of work required. In my younger years I also thought of a law career, but knew I could not hold up to the studies so instead became a pilot and eventually a Psychologist.
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True, that's what distracted me from considering law; although i did consider it when i was in high school..........too many years of studying and it just doesn't end!
that being said, for those who can do it, :thumbs_up
 
Assalamu alaikum,

If you're only 13 years old, there's a lot you can do without worrying about all the testing and schooling that you'll need later on. I'm not sure what the work rules are in Canada, but start looking into getting a summer job at a law office when you're able. You won't be doing any glamorous work, but you'll get an idea of what lawyers do and how a law office works.

I'm a paralegal (kind of a mini lawyer/lawyer's assistant who doesn't actually practice law), because I thought about going to law school. Before I spend $100,000 on school, I thought I'd better see what being a lawyer is all about and if I'd even want to do it. Well, 4 years later, I'm still not in law school and still not sure if I want to be a lawyer :rollseyes
 
Yanal said:
What is the difference between , barrister & solicator? Might be one of them :D
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I believe those are British terms and actually have no equivalence in the USA or Canada, there are some differences in the legal codes of different countries.

I may be wrong but I think a Barrister is any lawyer who has passed the Bar exam and is qualified to practice before the Bar(court) while a Solicator is more for giving legal consultations and need not be in court, but may work in a corporation, hospital, etc being certain the facility remains in compliance with the laws.
 
Oh. And won't I need knowledge to become a lawyers job & what age could I join?
 
Yanal said:
How much would be my pay?
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If pay is your concern you may want to consider another line of work. Very few professions pay enough to be worth the effort it takes to obtain the degree.

Pay has to be your last reason, to take a routine job in a law firm. Your goal is to learn what a lawyer does, not have that as your final job. The usual routine, unskilled office jobs pay minimum wage. But, the pay should not be your reason to take the job, your reason should be to gain knowledge of what a lawyer does.
 
I know but I still want to know, but I searched it up and the lowest or newest lawyer gets paid at least 40 000$.
 
Yanal said:
Oh. And won't I need knowledge to become a lawyers job & what age could I join?
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I'm not telling you to get a job as a lawyer. Take a job as a clerk, someone who shuffles paperwork, in a law firm, so you can observe what a lawyer does.

Our firm hires high school students to do clerk work during the summer through a special program to get more minority youth interested in law.




Also, as for lawyer pay, you're still many years off from being a lawyer. The pay will change. You have to do very well in school to get a job as a lawyer. Beginning lawyers at my firm get paid $120,000 their first year, but only a few get that opportunity. I know many people who have been to law school, and couldn't find work as lawyers, so they're doing the kind of work I'm doing.
 
Br woodrow I m thinking for becoming a pilot, does that pay more?
 

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