Money, prestige, knowledge, but also the power to help and influence. Here are ten reasons to embark on a legal career …
The legal career is often coveted, but also very demanding in terms of time and financial investment. What are the advantages?
- Financial potential
It is well known that lawyers generally earn a good salary, often well above the average, even in Quebec. And the top
performers can earn up to millions of dollars a year … although that is extremely rare. Generally speaking, the salary of a lawyer depends on three things: experience and performance, the size of the firm and the geographic factor.
- Prestige
The professional image of the lawyer is often viewed favorably. Even today, lawyers enjoy an enviable status… often transmitted by the media.
- The power to help others
Every lawyer also has the capacity – but not necessarily the will! – to make the public benefit from its knowledge. In fact, the knowledge of a lawyer can make a real difference in solving problems and thus radically transforming people’s lives; even for free, for example by taking out pro bono mandates. It’s not nothing!
- The intellectual challenge
The profession of lawyer is among the most intellectually satisfying. Lawyers must continually demonstrate analysis, innovation and creativity. So much the better, then, for those who consider the intellect to be essential in a successful career!
- Diversified areas of practice
Obligations, work and employment, criminal, mergers and acquisitions: there are already countless areas of law. As if that were not enough, the advent of new technologies brings new issues every day. In this sense, this career may be suitable for individuals with very different profiles.
- A beautiful working environment
While we are in the age of cubicles, lawyers often have their own desks. Professional secrecy obliges, their colleagues must not be able to hear what their clients confide in them …
- Sought-after versatility
“Law leads to everything”, they say – too much? – often. But it’s true: training and a career as a lawyer opens the door to many other areas, such as management, politics, drafting, mediation, etc.
- General influence
By virtue of their position, lawyers are often able to influence society. Indeed, they are trained lawyers who write the laws, who deliver decisive judgments in the Supreme Court, and many politicians are first of all lawyers. More generally, lawyers generally have to use their influence, when they sit on boards of directors, for example.
- Flexibility
Although there are guidelines, lawyers often have the flexibility to choose their hours and area of practice. As for clients and hourly rates, it all depends on where they work; moreover, a self-employed lawyer also has full and entire discretion over these factors.
Money, prestige, knowledge, but also the power to help and influence. Here are ten reasons to embark on a legal career …
The legal career is often coveted, but also very demanding in terms of time and financial investment. What are the advantages?