Should i train as a lawyer here or in UK?
Feb 25th 2010, 1:19 pm
#46
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Re: Should i train as a lawyer here or in UK?
oh yeah, not able to practice in quebec i know that...and wouldnt want to, civil law is awful and long!
I appreciate all your advice it has been very useful and im glad from your experience i clearly stand a chance at least, thats all im looking for. although your buy yourself a book 'law course' is optimistic to say the least. if only that would work.
I appreciate all your advice it has been very useful and im glad from your experience i clearly stand a chance at least, thats all im looking for. although your buy yourself a book 'law course' is optimistic to say the least. if only that would work.
Feb 25th 2010, 1:31 pm
#47
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Re: Should i train as a lawyer here or in UK?
[QUOTE=Almost Canadian;8374310]
Legal bookkeeping/accounting are virtually identical in England/Canada. PC Law is used here. They call Office Account a General Account, and Client Account a Trust Account over here. The main difference is that, in Canada, interest on the Trust Account is not kept by the firm but is forwarded to a foundation set up by the Provincial Law Society to partly fund, I believe, Legal Aid.
You will be fine
Thank you, I have printed off the bookkeeping guide and byelaw9 and it all seems straightforward. Will have to wait until the kids are settled in at school (and Canada) first before i get a permanent job, so plenty of time to read up.
Thanks for your response.
BMM69
Legal bookkeeping/accounting are virtually identical in England/Canada. PC Law is used here. They call Office Account a General Account, and Client Account a Trust Account over here. The main difference is that, in Canada, interest on the Trust Account is not kept by the firm but is forwarded to a foundation set up by the Provincial Law Society to partly fund, I believe, Legal Aid.
You will be fine
Thanks for your response.
BMM69
Feb 25th 2010, 9:08 pm
#48
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Re: Should i train as a lawyer here or in UK?
HI,
Out of interest what qualifications does one need to work as a legal cashier in canada?
What does it pay also in England and Canada respectively?
cheers
Out of interest what qualifications does one need to work as a legal cashier in canada?
What does it pay also in England and Canada respectively?
cheers
Feb 25th 2010, 9:49 pm
#49
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Re: Should i train as a lawyer here or in UK?
There are not really any qualifications required to become a cashier, just on the job training and experience. There are courses in the UK run by ILCA but they aren't a necessity. Salary levels vary depending on size of firm and type of work. I have worked in Manchester and surrounding areas and entry level is around £16k,a senior level can get 25-35k without having an accounting qualification. You can sometimes find that the cashier role is linked with Office manager role. Some of the larger firms have inhouse accountants though and I am sure they can get a lot more. I have found knowledge of Legal aid and LSC requirements a big advantage especially amongst smaller firms.
I have researched Toronto area and there have been jobs advertised in the region $50-65k. These haven't asked for a degree qualification or an accounting qualification, just experience (and more often than not knowledge of PC Law package). With a canadian accounting qualification, you could be looking at £65k +, again depending on size of firm. PC Law have on line training sessions and also training sessions out of their Toronto office.
BMM69
