Tag: Pay
Top City firms freeze junior lawyer pay in response to virus pandemic
HSF, Freshfields and A&O among outfits to introduce belt-tightening measures
Two-thirds of legal professionals struggle to make ends meet
But over half too scared to ask for pay rise
Law Society boosts recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors by 1.9%
£22,541 in London and £19,992 elsewhere
Nearly a third of trainee solicitors paid below Law Society recommended minimum
Rookies in regions hit hardest
Slaughter and May bumps associate pay by up to 8%
Rises follow last summer's improved six-figure packages for NQs
BSB boosts minimum pay for pupil barristers following annual review
£18,866 in London and £16,322 elsewhere -- from 1 January 2020
Cleary Gottlieb ups London junior lawyer pay by 11% to £133,000
US outfit's rookies handed extra cash too
Big Four giant PwC boosts NQ solicitor salaries to £72,000
Trainees receive fresh rises too
Norton Rose Fulbright boosts NQ solicitor pay to £87,500
Rises for trainees too
London NQ lawyer pay at Davis Polk reaches £135,000
Uplifts for GDL and LPC maintenance grants, too
Baker McKenzie bumps trainee pay by 7% as it confirms autumn retention score
£48,000 in year one, rising to £52,000 in year two
Addleshaw Goddard bumps London NQ solicitor salaries by 7% to £75,000 as it ups training contract numbers
City player will now recruit 50 trainees annually
Ashurst keeps 20 out of 24 NQ solicitors as it bumps trainee pay by 5%
£46,000 in year one, rising to £50,000 in year two
Gowling WLG ups London NQ solicitor pay by 8% to £71,000
Birmingham bunch also handed rises
Average solicitor earns almost £10,000 less than a train driver
£43,725 versus £53,403
Allen & Overy bumps trainee pay as it reveals 89% autumn retention score
£46,500 in year one, rising to £52,500 in year two
Clifford Chance tops magic circle trainee pay table with fresh rises
£48,000 in year one, rising to £54,000 in year two