Salaries
Law ranks second for graduate earning power
Beaten by investment banking
Over a third of lawyers missed out on pay boosts last year
Only 18% received cost of living rise, survey finds, while more than a quarter are considering job change
Vinson & Elkins bumps UK trainee pay to £60-£65k
NQ pay sits at nearly £174k
Cleary Gottlieb boosts NQ rates by 14% to £160k
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Weil bumps NQ solicitor rates to £165k in London
Effective 1 January 2023
Bird & Bird nudges NQ lawyer pay above £92k
5% rise from £88k
Akin Gump caps salary exchange rate following drop in pound
London NQs continue to earn £179k
Dollar-pegged NQ pay packets at elite US firms swell to around £200,000 as pound plunges to record low
UK mini-budget tax cuts causes pound to tank
Womble Bond Dickinson ups NQ pay to £78,000
Rises in the regions too
Kennedys increases NQ lawyer pay in London by 60%
£50,000 to £80,000
Jones Day NQ lawyer salaries rise to £140k
Extra cash for trainees too
Law Society recommends 4% salary increase for rookie solicitors
£23,703 in London and £21,024 elsewhere
NRF boosts NQ lawyer pay by 11% to £105k
Top performers could earn as much as £147k with bonus
US firm salaries ‘almost 50% above’ Magic Circle rivals thanks to favourable exchange rates
New research comes as NQ rates hit record £179k
City pay war: Macfarlanes boosts NQ rates to £107.5k
Also confirms autumn retention score of 92%
Big Four player PwC joins City firms in upping junior lawyer pay
Moves NQ rates to £90k
Exclusive: Linklaters decides against upping NQ lawyer pay — for now
Magic circle firm stresses pay remains under review
CMS boosts NQ lawyer pay to £100k
Second boost in seven months