Gowling nudges NQ lawyer salaries to £98k in London

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£64k in regions


Gowling WLG has increased the salaries of its fresh faced associates within its London a regional offices.

The outfit confirmed it has modestly increased NQ rates in the City by 3% from £95,000 to £98,000, bringing it level with Bird & Bird, which upped salaries earlier this month, and within £2k of Squire Patton Boggs (£100k).

The firm, which recruits around 25 trainee each year, has also increased salaries within its Birmingham and Leeds offices, from £63,000 to £64,000. This equates to an uplift of 1.6%.

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David Fennell, CEO at Gowling WLG, said: “We are pleased to confirm salary increases for our new associates and to be investing in our lawyers to enable us to continue to provide the very best possible experience for our clients.”

The move comes in the same week Legal Cheek reported that Taylor Wessing had boosted NQ rates to £115k, a 15% increase from £100,000.

17 Comments

Lol

98k 🤣🤣 what’s the point

Kirkland NQ

I know right, they can’t even afford the key ring for a used Ferrari with that minute wedge.

Rupert; earning top dollar in the ‘States 🇺🇸 💵

Chick… chick… chick… CHICKEN…

…feedy …feedy …feed …feed …FEED!

🐔 🌽

X

Wait so now they pay higher than SH and Shed??

SH

SH increased at the beginning of July, it’s just not been reported

Rrr

Who’s risen or plans to rise next that’s non US/SC/MC??

Jim

That’s ….. really weak

Dd

AG what are you doing smh

Zx

Hasn’t it been confirmed shed or SH are at least 100k now as NQ?

Anonymous

135k for Mayer Brown

Angry CRS

This makes our 97.5k look like an even bigger joke. What is going on.

Anon

Out of interest, what are the rises for Guildford and Cheltenham if London is up to £97.5k?

Anon

£3.50ph

Barney the tree

Didn’t CRS increase from £85k to £97.5k this year?

Wtf are you complaining about that is a significant increase when you consider difference in calibre of firms paying 85k and 100k.

Anon

2PQE at Gowling on £102K. Sad.

Mid level lawyer

This is so embarrassing only 1k ahead of Shoosmiths recent raise! Why anyone would choose to stay is beyond me! Pathetic raise!

DWF employee

Amazing how these sticking-plaster NQ salaries are more than what our Board of Directors earn…

It won’t end well (honest).

(no bantz, honest)

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