Correctional Services 

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Police Officers

Security Officers

Canadian Armed Forces

Law & Justice

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

Following completion of a Juris Doctor program, articling period at law firm, and the Law Society B.C. Professional Legal Training Course, you can take the Qualification Examinations to gain admission to the B.C. Bar and begin practicing as a lawyer.

Judges

Lawyers

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of common or civil law, for becoming a Quebec notary, for taking bar examinations, and for advanced research in jurisprudence. These programs include courses in the theory and practice of the legal system, including the statutory, administrative, and judicial components of civil and criminal law.

Law (LLB, JD, BCL)

This instructional program class comprises any integrated or undifferentiated program in one or more of the legal research or advanced practice fields.

Advanced legal research/studies, general (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, LLD, JSD/SJD)

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Legal research and advanced professional studies (post-LLB/JD).

Legal research and advanced professional studies, other (post-LLB/JD)

Law Master's Degrees

Judges adjudicate civil and criminal cases and administer justice in courts of law. Judges preside over federal and provincial courts.

Lawyers 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. Lawyers are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments and various business establishments or they may be self-employed. Articling students are included in this unit group.

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

If entering this career from a law background, you may need to have been admitted to the B.C. Bar. Following completion of a Juris Doctor program, articling period at law firm, and the Law Society B.C. Professional Legal Training Course, you can take the Qualification Examinations to gain admission to the B.C. Bar and begin practicing as a lawyer.

Employment as a manager in public administration may require several years of related work experience.

Other managers in public administration

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

To work as a trademark agent in B.C., you may choose to earn certification through the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents. Eligibility is achieved through successful completion of: a 24-month training requirement, an agent training course, and qualifying examinations.

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

Following completion of a Juris Doctor program, articling period at law firm, and the Law Society BC Professional Legal Training Course, you can take the Qualification Examinations to gain admission to the B.C. Bar and begin practicing as a lawyer.

Trademark agents

Law First Professional Degrees

For information and to apply visit the institution's website: 

[Common Law: Master of Laws (LLMCL) - UBCV]( https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/llm-master-of-laws-common-law)

Common Law: Master of Laws (LLMCL) - UBCV

For information and to apply visit the institution's website: 

[Law: Master of Laws (LLM) - UBCV]( https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/llm-master-of-laws)

Law: Master of Laws (LLM) - UBCV

For information and to apply visit the institution's website: 

[Law and Society: Masters of Law (LLM)](https://www.uvic.ca/graduate/programs/graduate-programs/credential-pages/law-cred/law-and-society-llm.php)

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Law Master's Degrees

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