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+}}Lawyers are people with special legal training (and a law degree) who are licensed to practise law by their province's law society. The jobs of the [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/ Law Society of British Columbia] are to regulate who can be a lawyer and to protect the public by setting and enforcing standards of professional conduct. Since many people involved in a family law dispute haven't had to deal with lawyers before, this section is about your relationship with your lawyer.
-Lawyers are people with special legal training (and a law degree) who are licensed to practise law by their province's law society. The jobs of the [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/ Law Society of British Columbia] are to regulate who can be a lawyer and to protect the public by setting and enforcing standards of professional conduct. Since many people involved in a family law dispute haven't had to deal with lawyers before, this section is about your relationship with your lawyer.
 This section provides an overview of the lawyer-client relationship. It discusses how to find and hire a lawyer, how your lawyer bills for his or her services, what you can do if you're not happy with your lawyer, and how you or your lawyer can end the lawyer-client relationship.