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Pay

  • Regional NQ lawyer pay hits record high as Hogan Lovells increases to £70k in Birmingham

    Regional NQ lawyer pay hits record high as Hogan Lovells increases to £70k in Birmingham

    Exclusive: Rise of over 30%

    1 day ago
    21
  • Mishcon raises NQ lawyer pay to £90k

    Mishcon raises NQ lawyer pay to £90k

    Pay war rages on

    May 20 2022 8:27am
    54
  • Shoosmiths raises London NQ lawyer pay by 16% to £87,000

    Shoosmiths raises London NQ lawyer pay by 16% to £87,000

    From £58,000 in regions

    May 17 2022 2:55pm
    43
  • Squire Patton Boggs bumps NQ rates to £100k from January 2023

    Squire Patton Boggs bumps NQ rates to £100k from January 2023

    £65k in the regions

    May 9 2022 2:17pm
    56
  • Work from home permanently but earn 20% less, Stephenson Harwood tells lawyers

    Work from home permanently but earn 20% less, Stephenson Harwood tells lawyers

    New agile option

    Apr 29 2022 11:22am
    46
  • Pinsents ups NQ lawyer pay to £92k in London and £61k in regions

    Pinsents ups NQ lawyer pay to £92k in London and £61k in regions

    Rises of 23% and 36%

    Apr 19 2022 9:52am
    99
  • London NQ lawyer pay reaches £164,000

    London NQ lawyer pay reaches £164,000

    Akin Gump joins pay war with new converted rate

    Apr 14 2022 11:58am
    44
  • Slaughters increases NQ lawyer rates to £115k

    Slaughters increases NQ lawyer rates to £115k

    Boosts of up to 20% across all PQE levels too

    Apr 12 2022 12:38pm
    110
  • Davis Polk joins City pay war with £160k NQ salary

    Davis Polk joins City pay war with £160k NQ salary

    Firm hikes trainee pay (again!), as does Gibson Dunn

    Apr 12 2022 8:42am
    46
  • Hogan Lovells joins City pay war with improved £107.5k NQ rate

    Hogan Lovells joins City pay war with improved £107.5k NQ rate

    Potential to earn £145k+ with bonus

    Apr 7 2022 11:32am
    74
  • NQ pay latest: Addleshaw moves to £95k, while RPC boosts to £85k in commercial team and £80k in insurance

    NQ pay latest: Addleshaw moves to £95k, while RPC boosts to £85k in commercial team and £80k in insurance

    Rises in regions too

    Apr 5 2022 8:49am
    72
  • Freshfields sets down marker for magic circle rivals as it boosts NQ lawyer pay to £125k

    Freshfields sets down marker for magic circle rivals as it boosts NQ lawyer pay to £125k

    Bonus on top

    Apr 1 2022 12:34pm
    118
  • Regional rises: who has increased so far?

    Regional rises: who has increased so far?

    Legal Cheek rounds up the key NQ pay movers outside the capital

    Mar 29 2022 10:23am
    23
  • Vinson & Elkins ups NQ lawyer salaries in London to £159,500

    Vinson & Elkins ups NQ lawyer salaries in London to £159,500

    Another day, another pay rise 💷

    Mar 17 2022 9:19am
    26
  • Akin Gump ups NQ lawyer pay to £159k

    Akin Gump ups NQ lawyer pay to £159k

    £12k bump

    Mar 8 2022 8:58am
    19
  • NQ lawyer pay at Eversheds moves to £95k

    NQ lawyer pay at Eversheds moves to £95k

    Regional rates up nearly a quarter to £62k

    Feb 15 2022 10:14am
    55
  • Squires boosts London NQ lawyer pay to £95k

    Squires boosts London NQ lawyer pay to £95k

    Rises in regions too

    Feb 14 2022 3:43pm
    48
  • DLA ups NQ lawyer pay: 95k in London, 65k in regions

    DLA ups NQ lawyer pay: 95k in London, 65k in regions

    Up by 8% and 35%

    Feb 8 2022 10:35am
    109
  • Bird & Bird ups NQ lawyer pay by £17k

    Bird & Bird ups NQ lawyer pay by £17k

    Base rate of £88k

    Feb 4 2022 11:02am
    37
  • Paul Hastings pumps NQ pay to over £141k

    Paul Hastings pumps NQ pay to over £141k

    Rises for rookies too

    Feb 2 2022 10:00am
    28
  • Trowers increases London NQ pay to £77.5k

    Trowers increases London NQ pay to £77.5k

    Rises for firm’s regional rookies too

    Feb 1 2022 10:31am
    28
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