Continued participation in Stormont's power-sharing government remains a "balance", she told her party's annual conference.
One business owner says she was approached by paramilitaries before her new shop even opened.
Naomi Long says she will seek Northern Ireland Assembly approval to adopt legislation on the issue.
The Department of Justice said the figure was earned over several years instead of one.
Justice Minister Naomi Long says "significantly vulnerable" people are being affected.
The first minister says the executive is "obliged to do all it can" to agree a longer-term budget.
The strike means that no crown court cases involving people who require legal aid can proceed while the dispute continues.
Minister says withdrawl of barristers' services will "inflict further trauma and stress on victims".
14 officers were assaulted on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December across Northern Ireland.
