Points for the public sector

The security of a government job has never looked so good. Plus, as it turns out, the public sector paycheque isn’t half bad. Precedent reviewed the Ontario government’s list of workers earning over $100,000 in 2008. Below, we’ve highlighted some public sector legal careers that could improve your resumé and pad your wallet.
The security of a government job has never looked so good. Plus, as it turns out, the public sector paycheque isn’t half bad. Precedent reviewed the Ontario government’s list of workers earning over $100,000 in 2008. Below, we’ve highlighted some public sector legal careers that could improve your resumé and pad your wallet.

You be the judge
Sure, the top-notch litigators who appear before you will be making more money than you, but as a judge, you’ve got the power.

  • Top salary for judge of the OCJ: $311,082
  • Top salary for case management master at the SCJ: $188,199
  • Top salary for Justice of the Peace of the OCJ: $194,980

Make friends in high places
The Attorney General’s office is lousy with lawyers making over $100,000 and many making twice that.

  • Highest paid spot in the AG’s office (crown counsel): $230,069

Go back to school
Deans, professors, and university counsel do quite well. Especially at U of T.

  • Top salary for a law school dean (U of T): $268,914
  • Top salary for counsel to a university president (U of T): $260,545
  • Top salary for a law professor (U of T): $254,578

Take power
The provincially-owned power utilities invest heavily in the upper echelons of management.

  • Senior VP, Law/General Counsel, Ontario Power Generation: $552,565
  • General Counsel/VP, Legal & External Affairs, Ontario Power Authority: $291,448
  • General Counsel, Hydro One: $284,778