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ASSISTANT JURIDIQUE [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 - external organization data 2022-12-20

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 2014-04-01

English

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

A person, qualified through education, training, or work experience, who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency, or other entity in a capacity or function which involves the performance, under the ultimate direction and supervision of an attorney, of specifically designated substantive legal work, which work, for the most part, requires a sufficient knowledge of legal concepts that, absent such assistant, the attorney would perform the task.

CONT

Paralegal. A person who has some education in law and assists a lawyer in duties related to the practice of law but who is not a licensed attorney. Also termed legal assistant, legal analyst.

French

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

Personne possédant une formation juridique et qui, sans être notaire ou avocat, travaille dans le domaine juridique ou exerce dans le cadre de la loi certaines fonctions juridiques.

OBS

Globalement, les assistants juridiques et les techniciens juridiques préparent des documents juridiques, tiennent les dossiers et effectuent des recherches pour le compte d'avocats ou d'autres professionnels.

OBS

Il est important de distinguer «parajuriste» des termes «technicien juridique», «technicien en droit» et «assistant juridique». Le parajuriste est détenteur d'un diplôme universitaire en droit, non membre d'un barreau et il travaille sous la supervision d'un avocat en offrant des services juridiques dans les limites permises par la loi. En revanche, les autres techniciens sont des détenteurs d'un diplôme collégial, travaillant dans un cabinet ou une agence gouvernementale comme auxiliaires d'un avocat ou d'un notaire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-12-11

English

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

Legal assistant refers particularly to highly skilled personnel formally trained to assist the lawyer with routine administrative and procedural matters. Graduates of established education programs for the legal assistant aid in the accomplishment, coordination and direction of law office practices and procedures under the authority of the legal practitioner.

French

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

Un assistant juridique prend en charge l'accueil physique et téléphonique des clients et des collaborateurs, s'occupe de l'administration des dossiers, et assure plus généralement des missions de secrétariat : frappe et dactylographie de documents, prise de rendez-vous, tenue d'agenda et emploi du temps, etc.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-01-01

English

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

In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), official occupational titles in Group 4211 - Paralegal and Related Occupations.

French

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

Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 4211 - Techniciens/techniciennes juridiques et personnel assimilé.

Spanish

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