Associate Lawyers
Pax Law Corporation – Vancouver, British Columbia & Toronto, Ontario
Build Your Practice on a Proven Platform
Pax Law Corporation is a well-established, multi-jurisdictional law firm based in North Vancouver, British Columbia. We offer experienced lawyers a fully integrated, compliance-focused platform to practise independently while leveraging our established reputation, operational infrastructure, and centralized support systems.
This is not a traditional employment role. Lawyers join Pax Law as independent contractors, maintaining autonomy over their practice while operating within the Firm’s structured framework.
If you are entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and dedicated to delivering exceptional legal services, Pax Law provides the foundation to expand your practice with confidence, efficiency, and professional support.
Our Platform
- Fully equipped office premises
- Practice management and billing systems
- Trust accounting infrastructure
- Compliance protocols and regulatory oversight
- Administrative and intake staff
- Legal assistants and paralegal support
- Marketing and client acquisition systems
- Technology, cybersecurity, and cloud-based file management
- Centralized management and risk controls
The Firm underwent a Law Society compliance review in the latter half of 2025, which assessed its operational procedures, trust accounting practices, and file management systems. The review did not identify any material deficiencies and resulted only in minor administrative recommendations.
Maintaining compliance with applicable professional and regulatory requirements in British Columbia and Ontario requires ongoing attention, resources, and oversight. The Firm is committed to sustaining these standards in accordance with its professional obligations to clients, regulators, and members of the bar.
Nature of the Relationship
- Operate as independent contractors
- Are not employees, partners, or dependent contractors
- Maintain professional independence in handling their files
- Control the manner, means, and location of their work (subject to client needs and regulatory rules)
- Bear the full risk of profit and loss associated with their practice
Compensation Model – Net Collected Billings
The Pax Law Advantage
We offer a transparent, performance-based compensation model designed to reward productivity and align with professional obligations in British Columbia and Ontario.
Compensation Structure (Paid Semi-Monthly):
Lawyers engaged through the Firm are compensated solely on a percentage of Net Collected Billings, calculated per half-month period.
Net Collected Billings refers to funds actually received by the Firm for the lawyer’s billable legal services, after the recovery of disbursements, administrative costs, overhead, write-offs, reversals, refunds, and applicable taxes.
For clarity, compensation is not calculated on:
- Time recorded
- Accounts issued
- Gross billings
Tiered Percentage Structure:
- 50% on the first $5,000
- 55% on amounts from $5,001 to $10,000
- 60% on amounts from $10,001 to $15,000
- 65% on amounts exceeding $15,000
This structure reflects the Firm’s provision of infrastructure, administrative support, trust accounting systems, and ongoing investment in regulatory compliance and risk management, enabling lawyers to focus on delivering legal services within a professionally managed and compliant framework.
Mandatory Overhead Recovery
All overhead, administrative, staffing, compliance, and technology costs attributable to a lawyer’s files must be properly recorded, billed to the client where appropriate, and recovered prior to any calculation of compensation.
Lawyers engaged through the Firm are responsible for ensuring that all such costs are accurately captured and reflected in client accounts in accordance with applicable billing and professional obligations.
The Firm reserves the right, acting reasonably and in compliance with professional and regulatory requirements, to identify, adjust, and recover any unbilled or underbilled overhead or expenses from:
- Client trust funds
- Accounts receivable
- Contractor distributions
Jurisdictional Scope
- British Columbia
- Ontario
Professional Standards & Indemnification
- Maintain good standing with their applicable Law Society
- Carry required professional liability insurance
- Comply with all regulatory and ethical obligations
- Protect Firm confidentiality, intellectual property, and systems
Who This Role Is For
- Want autonomy without building infrastructure from scratch
- Are entrepreneurial and revenue-focused
- Understand cost recovery and business realities
- Value regulatory compliance and structured systems
- Value regulatory compliance and structured systems
- Prefer a performance-based compensation structure
- Employment status
- Guaranteed compensation
- Minimum salary or draw
- Traditional associate employment benefits