Author: Thomas Connelly

BCLP keeps 19 out of 22 autumn qualifying trainees
Secure NQ roles in London, Manchester and Hong Kong

NQ lawyer pay hits £90k at Travers
Junior lawyer salaries could rise to as much as £117,000 with bonuses, says firm, which also confirms 84% retention score

A&O partner profits leap 17% to £1.9 million
Revenue rises to £1.77 billion

Hogan Lovells and Simmons latest to up junior lawyer pay
£100k and £88k

Macfarlanes boosts NQ lawyer pay to £90k as it confirms 88% trainee retention score
Rookies also handed rises

Clifford Chance appoints ULaw as exclusive SQE prep course provider
First rookies start next summer

Exclusive: Freshfields trainee jokes to fellow rookies ‘the poor are nothing’
Spokesperson says misplaced remark in email 'not reflective of the firm or its values'

Linklaters joins magic circle rivals in upping NQ lawyer pay to £100k
New base rate follows similar rises by Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy

BPP to offer wealth management course to help young lawyers cope with skyrocketing salaries
Some 20-somethings now earn £150k+

Pinsents partner profits jump 16% as financial reporting season gets underway
CMS also confirms 2021 results

Royal baby tweet barrister cleared by London law firm
Family Law Cafe finds no evidence of 'discriminatory practice' in relation to CEO's post

CMS, Trowers and RPC hike NQ lawyer pay
Rises for some regional rookies too

Ex-Clifford Chance junior lawyer and former Goldman Sachs analyst brother deny insider trading
Allegedly made £140k profit

Debevoise boosts London junior lawyer pay to £143,700
NQ rises keep on coming

Vinson & Elkins pushes London NQ salaries above £153k as it confirms trainee retention score
5 out of 6 rookies stay put

Hogan Lovells and Macfarlanes confirm new flexible working polices
Both offer 40% remote option

Pinsents ups NQ lawyer pay across London and regions
£75k in City and £45k elsewhere

A&O ups junior lawyer pay to £100k — includes £10k sign on bonus
Follows similar move by Clifford Chance

Kingsley Napley ditches ‘BAME’ title
London law firm says descriptor can 'disguise discrimination'

BCLP boosts NQ lawyer pay to £88k
10% rise

Ashurst boosts NQ lawyer pay to £90,000
5% uplift