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Exclusive: We won’t ‘rush’ to increase NQ pay, Linklaters tells lawyers

Magic circle player to consider ‘impact of any changes and the wider economic context’ before matching rivals, internal email reveals

3 days ago
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RPC increases trainee pay in London and Bristol

City rookies to earn £48k

Jun 23 2022 9:13am
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Ashurst bumps trainee solicitor pay to £55k

Year one rookies now on £50k

Jun 10 2022 10:02am
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Regional NQ lawyer pay hits record high as Hogan Lovells increases to £70k in Birmingham

Exclusive: Rise of over 30%

May 26 2022 1:28pm
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City pay war: Clifford Chance responds with improved £125k NQ lawyer rate

Extra 16%

May 23 2022 11:25am
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Mishcon raises NQ lawyer pay to £90k

Pay war rages on

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

From £58,000 in regions

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

£65k in the regions

May 9 2022 2:17pm
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NQ lawyer salaries at Weil hit £150k

Elsewhere HFW increases by 16% to £85k

Apr 21 2022 11:52am
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Pinsents ups NQ lawyer pay to £92k in London and £61k in regions

Rises of 23% and 36%

Apr 19 2022 9:52am
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Open thread: What UK firms are REALLY paying associates beyond NQ level

Share your insider salary info below the line

Apr 14 2022 9:29am
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Slaughters increases NQ lawyer rates to £115k

Boosts of up to 20% across all PQE levels too

Apr 12 2022 12:38pm
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Hogan Lovells joins City pay war with improved £107.5k NQ rate

Potential to earn £145k+ with bonus

Apr 7 2022 11:32am
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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
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Freshfields sets down marker for magic circle rivals as it boosts NQ lawyer pay to £125k

Bonus on top

Apr 1 2022 12:34pm
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Milbank bumps trainee pay to £62.5k

Year one rookies now on £57.5k

Mar 25 2022 11:15am
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Dentons increases NQ lawyer pay by 15% to £92k

Juniors recording 1,700 billing hours to receive £107,640

Mar 22 2022 11:12am
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One fifth of London trainees paid less than Law Society’s recommended minimum

16% in regions

Mar 21 2022 2:00pm
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Vinson & Elkins ups NQ lawyer salaries in London to £159,500

Another day, another pay rise 💷

Mar 17 2022 9:19am
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Gibson Dunn tops London NQ lawyer pay table with 12% boost to £161,700

Also rises for juniors at Simpson Thacher and Covington & Burling

Mar 15 2022 9:35am
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CMS increases trainee pay in London and regions

City rookies to earn over £52k

Mar 9 2022 9:22am
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