Tag: Salaries

Revealed: The EU countries where lawyers earn the most
UK lawyers earn £64k on average -- the third highest salary beaten only by Switzerland and Germany

Liverpool John Moores law grad goes mega-viral with McDonald’s job application tweet
Knock-back leads to legal role lead

Simmons & Simmons ups London NQ solicitor pay to £84,000
Boosts in Bristol too

New era of home-working could spell the end for sky-high City lawyer salaries, Big Four legal boss warns
PwC partner Ed Stacey reckons it's getting harder to justify regional pay differences

This is how much you stand to earn as a law grad, uni by uni
Official stats show how much law grads are earning five years on

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

Ropes & Gray bumps London NQ pay to £130,000 as it confirms spring retention score
Keeps two out of three NQs

Nearly a third of trainee solicitors paid below Law Society recommended minimum
Rookies in regions hit hardest

Reed Smith ups NQ lawyer pay — and billable hour targets
Rookie pay hits £90,000, as billing targets increase from 1,650 to 1,700 hours

Slaughter and May bumps associate pay by up to 8%
Rises follow last summer's improved six-figure packages for NQs

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

This calculator will tell you the earning power of your law degree
How does £67,000 a year sound?

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

Ropes & Gray ups London trainee pay by 10% to £55,000
Year one rookies receive £50,000 -- a 9% boost

Average solicitor earns almost £10,000 less than a train driver
£43,725 versus £53,403