Salary Survey Results for 2009

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1 The British Columbia Paralegal Association ( BCPA ) has published an annual salary for its members since The Salary Survey Questionnaire is completed by the voting members of the BCPA. Of the 329 voting members, 124 members participated. The 124 voting members that participated in the survey reported as follows: Current employment status: 84.68% employed as a Paralegal on a full-time basis; 11.29% currently employed as a Paralegal on a part-time basis; 4.03% currently not employed as a Paralegal What type of legal environment were you employed in? 90.32% Law Firm 3.32% In-House Counsel of a Corporation 0.81% In-House Counsel of a Government Agency 6.00% Other (corporation / union (but not with counsel), or self-employed / contractor) Employed as a Legal Administrative Assistant prior to becoming a Paralegal REGION EMPLOYED 20.16% 24.19% Thompson Okanagan 15% Vancouver Island 6% Northern BC 2% 12.90% 24.19% 18.55% Fraser Valley 5% Lower Mainland 10% Vancouver 62% No Yes (1-3 Yrs) Yes (4-6 Yrs) Yes (7-10 Yrs) Yes (11+ Yrs)

2 Which area of Law do you currently work in? Number of Respondents LIT General LIT Pers. Injury LIT Insurance Corp. Commercial Real Estate/Convy. Securities Banking Lending Intell. Property Aboriginal Family Wills & Estates Other* * Litigation personal injury, Litigation labour & employment and those that work in offices that practice in multiple areas of law Annual s 100 Number or Respondents NO YES, Hrs YES, Hrs YES, Less 1000 Hrs YES, Hrs YES, Over 1400 Hrs 2

3 Region Employed Highest of Legal 6% Vancouver Island 2% Northern B.C. Job Training 11% L.A.A. Cert 9% Law Degree 1% Other 2% 5% Fraser Valley 15% Thompson Okanagan 62% Vancouver Paralegal Diploma 25% Paralegal Certificate 52% 10% Lower Mainland Work Space Did you receive a Salary Increase? 7% Shared / Partitioned Office 11% Secretarial Station 53% Private Office 2% Home Office 27% Cubical No Yes, 1% Yes, 2% Yes, 3% Yes, 4% Yes, 5% Yes, Over 5% 15% 5% 5% 9% 37% of Respondents 18% 11% 3

4 Did you receive a performance based bonus? 71.67% No, it was not offered where I work 9.17% Yes, based on the number of hours exceeding target 10.00% Yes, based on work performance, overtime, and/or productivity 9.17% Other (contractors don t receive bonuses, many employers put a freeze on everything, salaries and bonuses, some received a bonus but not sure how it was calculated) Did you receive compensation for your overtime? 34.15% No 20.33% Yes 21.95% Yes, time off 0% Yes, RRSP 23.58% Yes, any combination of the above What kind of secretarial assistance/services did you have? 59.35% None, I did my own administrative tasks 33.33% Shared secretary 1.63% Personal secretary 2.44% Word processing team 3.20% Other (had a secretary 8 of 12 months, shared services with either the lawyer s assistant or the administrator s assistant) 4

5 2009 BENEFITS STANDARD BENEFITS (medical, dental, optical, extended health, etc) Did your employer provide standard benefit package in 2009? What Percentage of the premium was paid by the employer? No benefits available 6.56% Yes, Employer paid 50% of premium 40.98% Yes, Employer paid 100% of premium 43.44% Yes, I paid 100% of the premium 4.10% Yes, but I opted out 4.96% UNIQUE BENEFITS Did your employer offer unique benefits? 19.75% Fitness Reimbursement 17.90% Flexible Work Arrangements 12.96% Canada Savings Bond Program 3.09% Provide Blackberry / Cell Phone 38.27% Employer contributes to RRSP / Pension Plan 1.23% Stock options 6.79% Other (no unique benefits, profit sharing, fitness/wellness reimbursement, education allowance, pays for cell phone bill but not for hardware) EDUCATION Did your employer pay for legal education courses? 31.97% No 37.70% Yes, CLE courses 3.28% Yes, Canadian Paralegal Institute Courses 4.92% Yes, Dye & Durham courses 11.48% Yes, all legal courses (including any combination of the above) 10.66% Other (general courses at UBC, courses relevant to their practice area, Capilano University Paralegal Program, Federated Press Seminar, Canadian Defence Lawyers conference, courses and courses & memberships to maintain a certified financial planner status) 5

6 Sorted by Jurisdiction Area of Law (alpha order) Years as a Paralegal NORTHERN BC Sick Family 5 35 CERT No $45,000 to $49, Unlimited $1 - $500 Litigation-PI 5 40 CERT No $60,000 to $64, Unlimited No Wills & Est 7 21 CERT No $45,000 to $49, Unlimited No THOMPSON OKANAGAN Sick Aboriginal CERT No $50,000 to $54, $1,001 - $1,500 Conveyance, Indian Land, Corp Comm Land Dev Cert LAA No $55,000 to $59, $1 - $500 Family 5 31 Cert LAA No $35,000 to $39, None No General 5 38 None No $40,000 to $44, Unlimited No Litigation-GEN 9 35 CERT No $45,000 to $49, $1 - $500 Litigation-GEN DIPLOMA No $55,000 to $59, No Litigation-GEN DIPLOMA $45,000 to $49, $501 - $1,000 Litigation-INS DIPLOMA No $70,000 to $74, Unlimited $1 - $500 Litigation-PI 3 35 CERT No $40,000 to $44, $1,001 - $1,500 Litigation-PI 4 35 CERT No $45,000 to $49, to 3% of salary Litigation-PI 6 35 CERT No $50,000 to $54, No Litigation-PI 7 28 CERT No $40,000 to $44, Unknown $1 - $500 Litigation-PI CERT No $60,000 to $64, $1 - $500 Litigation-PI CERT No $60,000 to $64, No Litigation-PI DIPLOMA No $55,000 to $59, $1,501 - $2,000 6

7 Sick Litigation-PI Cert LAA No $70,000 to $74,999 25* *Sick/ combined $1,501 - $2,000 Wills & Est 0 35 CERT No $35,000 to $39, $1 - $500 Wills & Est 4 32 None No $40,000 to $44, $501 - $1,000 FRASER VALLEY Sick CorpComm 9 35 CERT No $50,000 to $54, $501 - $1,000 CorpComm N/A N/A Cert LAA No $40,000 to $44, $501 - $1,000 Litigation-PI 6 35 CERT No $55,000 to $59, Full 5 Half $1 - $500 Litigation-PI 7 35 CERT No $45,000 to $49, % RE/Convey Cert LAA No $55,000 to $59, No Wills & Est 1 35 None No $50,000 to $54, $501 - $1,000 VANCOUVER ISLAND Sick 5 20 CERT No $35,000 to $39, $1 - $500 Comm Lending, Litigation, Conveyancing 1 35 CERT No $40,000 to $44, $501 - $1,000 CorpComm 9 35 None No $65,000 to $69, unlimited $1 - $500 Litigation-GEN 3 35 CERT $55,000 to $59, No Litigation-INS CERT No $45,000 to $49, No Litigation-INS None $45,000 to $49, $1 - $500 Litigation-PI 20 CERT No $55,000 to $59, unlimited No 7

8 LOWER MAINLAND (excluding Vancouver) Sick Bank/Lend Foreclosure 7 35 CERT No $55,000 to $59, No CorpComm 4 35 DIPLOMA No $40,000 to $44, $1 - $500 CorpComm DIPLOMA No $65,000 to $69, $1 - $500 Litigation-GEN N/A N/A CERT No $55,000 to $59,999 N/A N/A No Litigation-GEN 4 40 CERT No $45,000 to $49, No Litigation-GEN CERT No $60,000 to $64, $500 Litigation-INS 4 35 CERT $55,000 to $59, $1 - $500 Litigation-PI DIPLOMA $55,000 to $59, $1 - $500 Litigation-PI 18 N/A DIPLOMA No $70,000 to $74,999 Unlimited Unlimited No RE/Convey N/A No $70,000 to $74, $1,501 - $2,000 RE/Convey 10 N/A None No $40,000 to $44, n/a No VANCOUVER Sick Administrative - Labour Bank/Lend Family Wills & Est CERT No $65,000 to $69, Unlimited No N/A 40 CERT No $65,000 to $69, None No Bank/Lend 1 35 CERT No $45,000 to $49, $1 - $500 Bank/Lend 6 N/A CERT Bank/Lend Cert LAA $60,000 to $64, None $1 - $500 $75,000 to $79, $1 - $500 Bank/Lend CERT No $55,000 to $59, $501 - $1,000 Bank/Lend DIPLOMA $65,000 to $69, $1,001 - $1,500 CorpComm N/A N/A CERT No $50,000 to $54, N/A $1 - $500 CorpComm 1 35 CERT No $45,000 to $49, $501 - $1,000 CorpComm 2 35 CERT No $45,000 to $49, $1 - $500 CorpComm 3 7 DIPLOMA No $50,000 to $54, $1 - $500 8

9 Sick CorpComm 4 35 CERT CorpComm 4 35 CERT CorpComm 4 40 CERT $50,000 to $54, unlimited $1 - $500 $50,000 to $54, $501 - $1,000 $60,000 to $64, $1 - $500 CorpComm CERT No $65,000 to $69, None $2,001+ CorpComm 9 35 CERT No $50,000 to $54, None $1 - $500 CorpComm CERT No $60,000 to $64,999 None, contractor None - contracto r no bonus - contractor CorpComm N/A No $50,000 to $54, $1 - $500 CorpComm Cert LAA No $80,000 to $84, None $1 - $500 CorpComm None No $65,000 to $69, discretionary No CorpComm 25 N/A N/A No $65,000 to $69, $2,001+ CorpComm CERT No $75,000 to $79, Unknown No CorpComm Cert LAA CorpComm 30 N/A CERT $85,000 to $89, $1 - $500 $75,000 to $79, No Family 3 32 DIPLOMA No $45,000 to $49, Unlimited $1 - $500 Family 5 35 CERT $60,000 to $64, $501 - $1,000 General Practice 7 48 CERT No $35,000 to $39, Unknown No Intel Prop 2 35 DIPLOMA No $40,000 to $44, $1 - $500 Intel Prop 4 40 DIPLOMA No $45,000 to $49, No Intel Prop 4 35 DIPLOMA No $45,000 to $49, No Intel Prop 5 40 DIPLOMA No $50,000 to $54, $1 - $500 Litigation-GEN 1 35 CERT No $55,000 to $59, $1 - $500 Litigation-GEN 1 35 CERT No $50,000 to $54, $1 - $500 Litigation-GEN 2 70 Cert LAA No $55,000 to $59, $501 - $1,000 Litigation-GEN 3 35 DIPLOMA $45,000 to $49, Unknown $1 - $500 Litigation-GEN 5 40 DIPLOMA No $45,000 to $49, No Litigation-GEN 7 35 CERT $65,000 to $69, $1 - $500 Litigation-GEN 7 40 CERT No $75,000 to $79, $501 - $1,000 9

10 Sick Litigation-GEN CERT No $60,000 to $64, No Litigation-GEN DEGREE - LLB $70,000 to $74, Unlimited No Litigation-GEN CERT $70,000 to $74, Unlimited $1 - $500 Litigation-GEN CERT No $70,000 to $74, $501 - $1,000 Litigation-GEN DIPLOMA $75,000 to $79, No Litigation-GEN DIPLOMA No based on an hourly rate, of work fluctuate with work demands $2,001+ Litigation-GEN, PI, INS CERT No $60,000 to $64, No Litigation - L&E DIPLOMA Litigation-INS 1 35 CERT $60,000 to $64, $501 - $1,000 $60,000 to $64, $1 - $500 Litigation-INS 2 40 DIPLOMA $40,000 to $44, Litigation-INS 2 40 Cert LAA Litigation-INS DIPLOMA Litigation-INS CERT Litigation-INS DIPLOMA Litigation-INS CERT $65,000 to $69,999 Unlimited Unlimited $1 - $500 $50,000 to $54, $1 - $500 $60,000 to $64, $501 - $1,000 $65,000 to $69, $1 - $500 $60,000 to $64, $1 - $500 Litigation-INS CERT No $65,000 to $69, Unlimited $501 - $1,000 Litigation-PI 3 35 None No $55,000 to $59,999 Unlimited Unlimited $1 - $500 Litigation-PI 3 35 CERT No $65,000 to $69, $2,001+ Litigation-PI 6 40 DIPLOMA $55,000 to $59, Unlimited $1 - $500 Litigation-PI 7 32 Cert LAA No $50,000 to $54, $501 - $1,000 Litigation-PI 7 35 CERT No $50,000 to $54, $1 - $500 Litigation-PI 7 35 DIPLOMA Litigation-PI DIPLOMA $55,000 to $59, $1 - $500 $75,000 to $79, None $1,001 - $1,500 10

11 Sick Litigation-PI CERT No $65,000 to $69, $2,001+ Litigation-PI DIPLOMA $65,000 to $69,999 7 $501 - $1,000 Litigation-PI None $80,000 to $84, $1,501 - $2,000 RE/Convey 8 70 None RE/Convey 13 CERT $60,000 to $64, $1 - $500 $70,000 to $74, $1 - $500 Regulatory 4 28 CERT No $45,000 to $49, $1 - $500 Regulatory 7 35 DIPLOMA No $40,000 to $44, No Regulatory, Aboriginal, Commercial, Corporate None No $85,000 to $89, Unlimited No Securities 1 35 CERT No $55,000 to $59, $1,001 - $1,500 Securities CERT No $55,000 to $59, $1,501 - $2,000 Securities 4 35 CERT Securities 8 35 DIPLOMA $60,000 to $64, $1 - $500 $65,000 to $69, $1 - $500 Securities CERT $60,000 to $64, discretiona ry $1 - $500 Securities CERT $70,000 to $74, $2,001+ Securities None $75,000 to $79, $1 - $500 Securities & Immigration DIPLOMA $65,000 to $69, $1 - $500 Wills & Est None $45,000 to $49, $1 - $500 11