Beyond NQ: What’s the salary progression like at your firm?

Stephenson Harwood bunching is so so bad! 4PQEs are being paid only 5-10k more than NQs, and still below all of the silver circle NQs let alone MC/US firms. The firm seems to pump all of its cash into hiring new partners instead of retaining and promoting internally, and it’s making the firm lose its best junior talent. The churn of junior associates over the past couple of years has been incredible.

SPB – 6PQE – £132K lol ☠️

+ terrible bns. Nothing for hitting 1,600 target. 1% of base salary for every 16 hours over 1,600 hrs.

CC 5PQE – £185,000
4PQE was £175,000 plus bonus of £70,000

Macfarlanes anyone?

Akin 4PQE a hair over £300k total, can’t be too specific as bonus amounts are fairly tailored.

Anyone have any responses for firms outside of london? I’m thinking if it’s a 50K nq salary what’s a 2/4/6 pqe earning?

Not all of us are good enough for these triple didgies

Anyone who can guide for salary brackets at Irwin Mitchell (London) for a Legal Director position? Also, for PQE 7 to 8 years.

HL – £155k at 3.5 PQE, c. £30k bonus

£95k base, about a 10% bonus for doing 1,400 hours. The maximum is 25-30% for 1,800 – 2,100 (I’d work in London if I was putting those hours in each year).

Slaughters 4PQE – £191,000 (plus two pitiful bonuses paid in June and December)