NQs
Final seat trainee: ‘I didn’t get my dream NQ role in tech — should I look elsewhere?’
I will instead be qualifying into commercial litigation
US law firms hold London NQ pay steady amid COVID-19 uncertainty
White & Case and Cleary Gottlieb opt against rises or cuts for now
DWF pairs trainees with partners who qualified during 2008 financial crash to mentor them through COVID-19 uncertainty
37 rookies jostle for just 25 NQ jobs
DLA Piper and Baker McKenzie latest to cut NQ pay
Both firms anticipate salary reviews in due course
BCLP cuts NQ solicitor pay to £78,000
Belt-tightening measures across the City continue
Clifford Chance is latest magic circle firm to cut NQ solicitor pay
Follows moves made by Slaughters and A&O
Allen & Overy cuts NQ solicitor pay by 10%
COVID-19 response measure follows Slaughter and May salary decrease
Hogan Lovells cuts NQ pay and freezes salaries for some trainees
Exclusive: Second year rookies to remain on first year salaries
Top paying magic circle firm keeps NQ pay at £100k
Freshfields freeze; fellow big payer HSF also declines to cut
Mills & Reeve keeps 16 out of 18 autumn NQs
One on fixed-term deal
Sidley Austin retains all 11 autumn NQ solicitors
One associate-to-be is on a fixed-term contract
Former Milbank junior lawyer probed over ‘opportunistic’ COVID-19 mentoring site
Singapore-based associate accused of targeting vulnerable TC hunters with costly online offering
Macfarlanes posts 80% spring trainee retention score
One rookie leaves to set up healthcare business
Stephenson Harwood keeps 9 out of 12 spring qualifying trainees
A result of 75%
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