Job prospects Associate Lawyer in British Columbia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "associate lawyer" in British Columbia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Lawyers and Quebec notaries (NOC 41101) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Lawyers and Quebec notaries in British Columbia:

Approximately 15,700 people work in this occupation.
Lawyers and Quebec notaries mainly work in the following sectors:
- Legal services (NAICS 5411): 81%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 91% compared to 78% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 9% compared to 22% for all occupations
78% of lawyers and quebec notaries work all year, while 22% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
41% of lawyers and quebec notaries are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 56% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 43% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 49% compared to 22% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 51% compared to 12% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in British Columbia by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Cariboo Region	Moderate
Kootenay Region	Moderate
Lower Mainland–Southwest Region	Limited
Nechako Region	Undetermined
North Coast Region	Undetermined
Northeast Region	Undetermined
Thompson–Okanagan Region	Moderate
Vancouver Island and Coast Region	Moderate