Legal Careers

Description

There are a lot of careers in the field of law. Some are well known, but others are not.

This activity is divided into two parts:

• Activity 1 – Who Am I? – one period
• Activity 2 – Fill In the Blanks – one period

The first activity (Who Am I?) introduces students to a variety of jobs that involve the law. Students then use clues to identify different careers. The activity is available in PowerPoint format.

The second activity gives students a more in-depth look at these careers. Working in teams, they hunt for answers to fill in the blanks for a detailed picture of each career.

Pedagogical objectives

• Begin thinking about potential careers in law
• Discover some of the lesser-known legal careers

Subjects and subject-specific competencies

• Exploration of Vocational Training:
  • Competency 1: Explores vocational training (Learns about different trades and occupations)
• Personal Orientation Project
  • Competency 2: Contemplates his/her learning and work possibilities (considers possible career paths)

Duration

Two periods

Broad areas of learning

• Career Planning and Entrepreneurship: Familiarity with the world of work, social roles and occupations and trades

Cross-curricular competencies

• Uses information: Gathers information and puts it to use
• Achieves his/her potential: Recognizes his/her personal characteristics

Related content

Éducaloi’s Careers Section provides the ins and outs of 15 careers in law.

• Legal secretary
• Probation officer
• Correctional officer
• Lawyer
• Court clerk
• Bailiff
• Court usher
• Legal interpreter
• Judge
• Notary
• Police officer
• Official stenographer
• Paralegal
• Legal translator
• Social worker

• A volunteer legal professional can visit your class to lead the workshop The Law: It’s Not Like in the Movies! This is designed to help students understand the main players and different stages of a criminal trial.

External resources

• The Emploi Quebec information website (IMT en ligne) has information on various careers, including job descriptions, job prospects and required training.