How do lawyers services differ from services of a paralegal or a consultant?
A lawyer has the right to represent the client’s interests on any stage of immigration, legal and appealing processes. It is also assumed that the Canadian lawyer is held in the highest regard by the Canadian Embassies to whom the clients application is submitted. Therefore, the Canadian immigration officials must treat the lawyers client in a most respectful manner and make correct decision, according to the Canadian law. As for consultants and paralegals, they are limited in their rights; for example, they are not at all allowed to represent the clients in the federal courts. Besides, the lawyer has the highest level of responsibility, since he is responsible not only to the client and court, but he is also responsible to the Law Society, which can find them liable in cases of serious mistakes. And also, one of the most important issues. Unlike a consultant, a lawyer must put the client’s money into a trust account. It’s an account, which holds the clients’ money in the name of each
