The last of the big Magic Circle firms to life its newly qualified pay rates has happened with Linklaters now lifting its NQ rate to £100,000. The pay rise follows Slaughter & May’s pay rise and increases recently by Freshfields. The rise includes a discretionary performance bonus as well and follows moves by all the […]
Slaughter & May is the latest major law firm in London to life its associate pay, which is £100,000 including bonuses The pay increase follows recent moves by firms in The City, including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance which both lifted their pay for newly-qualified (NQ) pay to £100,000 as the pay war started
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The battle for the newly qualified lawyers in London continues with US-based Shearman & Sterling lifting its salaries by 14 per cent to £120,000.The hot competition for NQs in London has been driven by the major US law firms, but increasingly the Magic Circle firms have had to lift their offerings to compete, the latest
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Freshfields’ announcement to significantly push up its associate pay is a major and dramatic move by the giant law firm.The announcement from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was the highest real term pay rise by any large City firm for a decade and takes the rate for a newly qualified lawyer from £85,000 to £100,000.The move will
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