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student-at-law [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2022-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Legal Profession: Organization
DEF

The title assigned to law students during their apprenticeship period.

CONT

After a law student graduates, he or she can apply to be admitted into [a law society] as a "student-at-law." A "student-at-law" is admitted into [a law society] as part of the year-long apprenticeship period or "articles," where he or she learns the practical application of his or her legal education by working in a law firm under the direct supervision of a senior lawyer.

OBS

The concept designated by the French term "stagiaire en droit" is more general than that designated by the English term "student-at-law."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Organisation de la profession (Droit)
OBS

En français, on ne fait pas de distinction entre un étudiant en droit lié par une convention de stage («articled law student»), un étudiant en droit en train de faire son stage («articling law student») et le titre que porte cet étudiant pendant un tel stage («student-at-law»).

OBS

stagiaire en droit : terme recommandé par le Comité d'uniformisation des règles de procédure civile dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Organización de la profesión (Derecho)
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