Stephenson Harwood
Would you take a pay cut to WFH permanently? 88% of our readers say no
Findings follow Stephenson Harwood’s announcement last week that it will reduce salaries by 20% if staff choose to work from home full-time
Stephenson Harwood boosts NQ lawyer pay to £90k as it ups billable hour targets
City firm overhauls associate remuneration and bonus scheme
Stephenson Harwood to offer lawyers electric car perk
New initiative available through salary sacrifice with money firm saves put towards other green initiatives
White & Case records 78% trainee retention rate
New recruits start on £130k
City firms publish strong financial results despite Covid disruption
Revenue rises at HSF, Eversheds, Fieldfisher and Kennedys
Stephenson Harwood retains 80% of NQ solicitors
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Stephenson Harwood retains 11 out of 12 trainees in London
Three on fixed-term deals
Stephenson Harwood embraces earn-while-you-learn solicitor apprenticeships
City player also launches £15k a year scholarship fund in diversity push
Further top law firms confirm spring vacation scheme suspensions
Clyde & Co, Gowling WLG, Burges Salmon, Stephenson Harwood and TLT
Stephenson Harwood keeps 9 out of 12 spring qualifying trainees
A result of 75%
Stephenson Harwood retains 92% of autumn qualifying trainees
All bar one NQ stays put
Stephenson Harwood ups junior lawyer pay to £75,000
Trainees also handed extra cash
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Stephenson Harwood posts 100% spring trainee retention score
All eight March qualifiers to stay put
Hogan Lovells, Stephenson Harwood and Pinsent Masons up trainee and junior lawyer pay
All three firms now in £70k-£80k range
RPC keeps 14 out of 17 London qualifying trainees
One retained rookie is bound for Hong Kong
Gender pay gap stats are in for Ashurst, BLP, Charles Russell Speechlys, Stephenson Harwood and Walker Morris
Differences of one quarter to a third commonplace, though bonus gaps far higher
Stephenson Harwood boosts trainee lawyer pay as it becomes latest firm to allow working from home
An extra £1,000 chucked NQs’ way too