Do you know what the statistics for practising Public Interest Lawyers are in Saskatchewan? In 2021, there were 1,871 active members of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. Of those, here is a breakdown of who worked directly in the public sector:
- 9.0% Provincial Government
- 5.7% Provincial Prosecution
- 4.2% Legal Aid
- 2.3% Provincial Crown Corporation
- 1.9% Federal Government
- 0.9% Federal Prosecution
24% work in the Public Sector. If you add in other categories like "unclassified/other, university, and courts - that number goes up to 30%. It just depends on how broadly you define the public sector. Regardless, the opposite stat tells us that 70% of the active members who reside in in SK are in private practice (1119) and in-house corporate counsel positions (188).
Please join us on Wed. March 8th, and hear directly from those that have legal careers that benefit the Public – in either Public Service or Advocacy Roles.
- Chantelle Johnson, Executive Director, CLASSIC – Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City Inc., Saskatoon
- Alan Fern, General Counsel, Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan, (umbrella for the Crown Corps), Regina
- Melissa Nicolls, Counsel, Department of Justice
- Darren Horwath, Senior Crown Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice and Deputy Attorney General, Government of Saskatchewan, Regina
- Greg Sykes, General Counsel, Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure Commission, Government of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
- Joanne Khan, Practice Management Counsel, Legal Aid Saskatchewan
Event Details
- When:
- Time:
- 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CST
- Location:
- MLT Aikins Lecture Theatre (Room 150), College of Law, University of Saskatchewan