Paul has litigated at all court levels in the province and in the Supreme Court of Canada on various matters including administrative law challenges; bankruptcies; mechanics lien and construction claims; class actions; contractual disputes; corporate; banking; minority shareholder oppression applications; wrongful dismissals; environmental law; estate law; family law; personal injury; municipal assessment appeals; will interpretations; and debt recovery.

Paul has also acted for and advised on aboriginal and indigenous matters including reserve creation; an application to injunct the Muskat Falls in the early stage of its development; and a successful challenge to a band election. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for his work in Corporate and Commercial Litigation.

Paul is a graduate of Dalhousie Law School and Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. He was a Member of the Provincial Legislature for 12 years serving as Minister of Justice and Attorney General; Minister of Finance; President of Treasury Board; Minister of Mines and Energy; and Speaker of the House of Assembly. He served 2 terms as a Director of the Bank of Canada and is past Chair of the Boards of Directors of Newfoundland Hydro and Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited. Currently, he is a director of Atlantic Lottery Corporation as well a number of privately held corporations.