Dear Jhabley,
I'm glad that my findings are satisfactory. I will repost the
information below to make my answer official.
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Judges, Lawyers and Quebec Notaries at a Glance
http://jobfutures.ca/noc/411.shtml
Important Facts
http://jobfutures.ca/noc/411p4.shtml
Unemployment: Below average
The unemployment rate (1%) is below the 2001 average (5%).
This rate is below the average for professional occupations
% of Part-time work is about the same as average
There were 71,400 workers employed in these occupations in 2001, an
increase of 9% since 1994.
The percentage of part-time workers is 6% compared to the 2001 average
of 18% and has stayed about the same since 1994
Self Employed
The percentage of self-employed workers (51%) is above the 2001
average (16%) and has stayed about the same since 1994.
http://jobfutures.ca/noc/411p4.shtml#section4_2
Current conditions
http://jobfutures.ca/noc/411p3.shtml
Outlook To 2007
http://jobfutures.ca/noc/411p3.shtml#section3_3
See page 8
?The total number of lawyers increased by 106% between 1970 and 1980
and by another 73% between1980 and 1995. Comparable changes in the
number of men in the profession were 85% and 41%. Increases in the
number of female lawyers were especially note-worthy: 535% between
1970 and 1980 and 263%between 1980 and 1995. Thus, while women
accounted for less than 5% of lawyers in 1970, their proportion
increased to 15% in 1980 to
http://www.statcan.ca/english/studies/75-001/archive/2000/pear2000012001s1a02.pdf
The job market
http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/eng/student_services/career/handbook/ch4_job_market.htm
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
For Recent Graduates, 1985-2001
?The overall employment rate for the Class of 2001 was 90% of
graduates for whom employment status was known as of February 15,
2002. It is important to note that new job classifications, effective
with the Class of 2001, permit a more precise tracking of the extent
to which law graduates are using their law degree in ways other than
the practice of law in the traditional sense. However, because of
these changes, exact comparisons with prior years are not available
for all trends.?
http://www.ilrg.com/employment/trends/
University qualifications granted by field of study, by sex
http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/educ21.htm
Here?s an interesting article from the Canadian Bar Association: Seven
"Wonders" of the World...The Future for Lawyers
http://www.cba.org/CBA/EPIIGram/June2004/future.asp
U.S.
?The number of self-employed lawyers is expected to decrease slowly,
reflecting the difficulty of establishing a profitable new practice in
the face of competition from larger, established law firms. Moreover,
the growing complexity of law, which encourages specialization, along
with the cost of maintaining up-to-date legal research materials,
favors larger firms.?
http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/proft60.shtml
If there's any further information you need, please ask for a clarification.
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
16 Aug 2004 12:46 PDT
Jhabley, the following information may interest you:
Earnings & Employment Trends ( July 2003)
Among the Legal Professions, judges and lawyers, women increased their
representation in the first half of the decade, from 19 to 32 per cent
for judges and from 25 to 28 per cent for lawyers, but then their
representation remained unchanged between 1996 and 2001. This
flattening-out in the share may reflect that the long hours and stress
required to practise law are not compatible with raising a family, so
women lawyers are switching careers. ?
The data illustrated in the chart on page 2 of this publication
support this theory.
?The data from the 2001 Census show that many more men than women with
law degrees are practising law.?
BC Stats
http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/pubs/eet/eet0307.pdf
Saskatchewan: Trends and Outlooks
?The number of judges and lawyers working in Saskatchewan increased
significantly in the late nineties; from 1,390 in 1995 to 1,660 in
2000 according to Statistics Canada. Whether or not this high rate of
new job growth continues, this remains a large occupational group in
Saskatchewan. It is also an aging work force, with over 50% of all
Saskatchewan judges and lawyers 45 years of age or older in 2001.
Consequently, retirement or other turnover will create numerous
employment opportunities in the next few years, even if new job
creation slows. Nearly 70% of all judges and lawyers in Saskatchewan
work in the professional, scientific and technical services
industries.?
(..)
?While the employment outlook for lawyers in Saskatchewan is
excellent, alternatives to legal services may soon negatively impact
employment in this field. The low cost of dispute-resolution systems,
for example, may be attractive to clients facing the high cost of
lawyers' fees. The widespread adoption of these and other systems may
decrease the demand for lawyers in some areas. As well, electronic
filings and the growth of computerized legal databases my increase the
use of paralegal technicians at the expense of lawyers. Still, it must
be stressed that Saskatchewan employment trends favour lawyers in the
near future.?
http://saskjobfutures.ca/profiles/profile.cfm?noc=4112&lang=e&site=graphic
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