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Law and Public Service
How to become a Lawyer in Sierra Leone
Lawyers advise clients on their rights and duties, draft legal documents and represent people in court and negotiations.
Quick answers
- What does a Lawyer do?
- Lawyers advise clients on their rights and duties, draft legal documents and represent people in court and negotiations.
- How do you become a Lawyer in Sierra Leone?
- Common ways in: Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (about 4 years); Bar course or professional legal exams, then admission to practise (about 1 year). Routes and durations vary by country and person.
- Which school subjects help you become a Lawyer?
- English or Literature, History, Economics.
Official definition
Lawyers give clients legal advice on a wide variety of subjects, draw up legal documents, represent clients before administrative boards or tribunals and plead cases or conduct prosecutions in courts of justice, or instruct barristers to plead in higher courts of justice.
ISCO-08 unit group 2611, Lawyers. Contains ESCO data. (c) European Union. Reuse authorised provided the source is acknowledged (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU). ISCO-08 is the International Standard Classification of Occupations of the International Labour Organization.
What the work involves
- Advise clients on legal problems
- Draft contracts and documents
- Represent clients in court or negotiations
Key skills
- Legal research
- Advocacy
- Writing
- Negotiation
Where this career can lead
CareerProof Global guidance: common routes and typical durations compiled by our team; they vary by country and person.
Ways in
CareerProof Global guidance: common routes and typical durations compiled by our team; they vary by country and person.
Degree · about 4 years
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Licence · about 1 year
Bar course or professional legal exams, then admission to practise
School subjects that keep this path open
- English or Literature
- History
- Economics
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- Government and PoliticsO*NET: Law and GovernmentExtremely important (5.0)
- English or Literature in EnglishO*NET: English LanguageExtremely important (4.7)
- Computer StudiesO*NET: Computers and ElectronicsImportant (3.1)
- Media StudiesO*NET: Communications and MediaImportant (3.0)
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Preparation needed
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- Doctoral Degree
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
- Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Linked to the ESCO occupation lawyer and the O*NET profile Lawyers through the official ESCO to O*NET crosswalk. O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Where this career can lead
CareerProof Global guidance: common routes and typical durations compiled by our team; they vary by country and person.
Careers people move in from
Careers with similar skills
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Linked to the ESCO occupation lawyer and the O*NET profile Lawyers through the official ESCO to O*NET crosswalk. O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
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