// Unit group · 2611

Lawyers

Lawyers give clients legal advice on a wide variety of subjects, draw up legal documents, represent clients before administrative boards or tribunals and plead cases or conduct prosecutions in courts of justice, or instruct barristers to plead in higher courts of justice.

2 Professionals / 26 Legal, Social and Cultural Professionals / 261 Legal Professionals / All level 4

// Working conditions

Sitting and standing

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

giving clients legal advice on a wide variety of subjects and undertaking legal business on clients’ behalf

researching legal principles, statutes and previous court decisions related to specific cases

gathering evidence to formulate a defence or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case

evaluating findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases

pleading clients’ cases before courts of law, tribunals and administrative boards or instructing barristers to plead in higher courts of justice

accepting briefs and pleading in the higher court

acting as prosecutor on behalf of the Government

negotiating settlements in matters which involve legal disputes

drafting legislation and preparing government regulations based on existing laws

drawing up legal documents such as contracts, real estate transactions and wills and preparing statements of legal opinions.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Attorney
- Barrister
- Lawyer
- Prosecutor
- Solicitor

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Notary - 2619
- Conveyancing clerk - 3411
- Law clerk - 3411

Indexed job titles 16