NQs Archives - Legal Cheek

Travers Smith raises NQ lawyer salary to £100k

Rises for trainees and other associate ranks

Jan 7 2022 1:30pm
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Eve Cornwell leaves fee-earning to take legal tech product manager role

Linklaters junior lawyer and YouTube sensation takes career in new direction

Jan 5 2022 11:42am
Slaughter and May joins magic circle rivals in upping NQ pay to £107.5k

Third rise this year

Dec 17 2021 11:23am
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Ince boosts junior lawyer pay by over a quarter to £90k

Offers associates cut of new business in rewards shake-up

Dec 6 2021 1:23pm
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HSF joins City pay war with £105k base NQ salary

Bonus on top

Dec 1 2021 12:06pm
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BCLP and Mishcon raise London NQ lawyer pay

£95k and £83k

Nov 30 2021 11:30am
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Macfarlanes boosts NQ lawyer pay to £100k

Rises for rookies too

Nov 24 2021 3:36pm
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Reed Smith joins NQ salary war with 19% boost to £107.5k

Juniors billing 2,000+ hours will earn £132.5k

Nov 15 2021 10:48am
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Clifford Chance joins magic circle rivals in upping NQ lawyer pay to £107.5k

Matches moves by A&O and Links

Nov 12 2021 11:05am
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White & Case boosts NQ salaries to £140k

Trainee pay rises too

Nov 8 2021 1:38pm
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Norton Rose Fulbright ups NQ base salaries 12% to £95k

‘Total cash’ can reach £133k with bonus, says firm

Nov 8 2021 9:18am
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Ropes & Gray raises London NQ lawyer pay to £147k

Trainees handed extra £7.5k

Nov 5 2021 7:56am
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Stephenson Harwood boosts NQ lawyer pay to £90k as it ups billable hour targets

City firm overhauls associate remuneration and bonus scheme

Nov 4 2021 9:44am
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NQ solicitor pay hits £140k at Cleary Gottlieb

Trainees handed substantial rises of £7,500

Oct 19 2021 9:10am
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Burges boosts Bristol NQ lawyer pay to £60k

Matches Osborne Clarke with extra 15% 💷

Sep 21 2021 9:37am
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Osborne Clarke retains 22 of 23 NQ solicitors

96% 🤝

Sep 16 2021 9:56am
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Hogan Lovells posts 92% trainee retention rate

One NQ on fixed term deal

Sep 13 2021 9:12am
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Shearman steps up NQ talent battle with improved £145k salary

Second sizeable rise this year

Sep 10 2021 10:06am
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Charles Russell keeps 25 of 26 NQ solicitors

96%

Sep 10 2021 8:50am
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Bakers, Burges and Simmons reveal autumn trainee retention rates

89%, 85% and 80%

Sep 8 2021 12:27pm
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Eversheds Sutherland retains 45 of 50 NQ solicitors

All on permanent deals

Sep 7 2021 9:37am
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