Below is a fully interactive table, which shows the trainee and NQ salaries at Future Lawyers profiling firms. If you’d like to compare other survey results go to our brand new Compare Law Firms table or click through to our Profiles section for a more detailed analysis of each firm.
| Firm | First year salary | Second year salary | Newly qualified salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addleshaw Goddard | £52,000 (London); £33,000 (Leeds and Manchester); £29,000 (Scotland) | £56,000 (London); £36,000 (Leeds and Manchester); £33,000 (Scotland) | Competitive |
| Akin | £60,500 | £65,000 | US$225,000 (associate salaries are paid in US$ at a fixed quarterly exchange rate) |
| Anthony Collins | £31,000 | £33,500 | £51,000 |
| Bevan Brittan | Competitive | Competitive | Competitive |
| Birketts | £29,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £30,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £33,000 (London) | £30,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £31,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £34,000 (London) | £50,500 (Ipswich/Norwich); £54,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £69,000 (London) |
| Brabners | £29,000 | £31,000 | £50,000 |
| Bristows | £48,000 | £52,000 | £92,000 |
| Charles Russell Speechlys LLP | £50,000 (London); £40,000 (Guildford); £40,000 (Cheltenham) | £53,000 (London); £43,000 (Guildford); £43,000 (Cheltenham) | £88,000 (London); £62,000 (Guildford); £62,000 (Cheltenham) |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | £57,500 | £62,500 | £164,500 |
| Clifford Chance | £56,000 | £61,000 | £150,000 |
| CMS | £50,000 (London); £43,000 (Bristol); £28,000 (Glasgow/Edinburgh); £31,500 (Sheffield); £28,000 (Aberdeen); £31,500 (Manchester) | £55,000 (London); £45,000 (Bristol); £31,000 (Glasgow/Edinburgh); £34,500 (Sheffield); £31,000 (Aberdeen); £34,500 (Manchester) | £105,000 (London); £68,000 (Bristol); £60,000 (Glasgow/Edinburgh); £60,000 (Sheffield); £60,000 (Aberdeen); £60,000 (Manchester) |
| Cooley (UK) LLP | £55,000 | £60,000 | £157,000 |
| Covington & Burling LLP | £55,000 | £60,000 | £165,000 |
| Cripps LLP | £32,000 | £35,000 | £58,000 Tunbridge Wells; £70,000 London |
| Crown Prosecution Service | £28,760-£30,290 (National); £30,130-£32,090 + RRA (London)* *All new starters will be expected to join on the starting salary | £28,760-£30,290 (National); £30,130-£32,090 RRA (London)* *All new starters will be expected to join on the starting salary | £40,500-£45,200 (National); £42,650-£47,370 + RRA (London)* *All new starters will be expected to join on the starting salary |
| Debevoise & Plimpton | £55,000 | £60,000 | £168,000 |
| Devonshires | |||
| Farrer & Co | £45,000 | £48,000 | £75,000 |
| Fladgate LLP | £45,000 | £47,000 | £85,000 |
| Forsters | £45,500 | £48,500 | £86,000 |
| Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP | £46,000 | £50,000 | |
| HFW | £50,000 | £54,000 | £100,000 |
| Hill Dickinson | £30,000 (Northern); £43,000 (London) | £32,000 (Northern); £45,000 (London) | Within a range, up to £59,400 (Northern) or £80,300 (London) dependent on discipline. |
| Howard Kennedy LLP | £40,000 | £42,000 | £78,000 |
| Irwin Mitchell | £31,000 (regional), £43,000 (London) | £33,000 (regional), £45,000 (London) | £44,000-£55,000 (regional), £58,000-£76,000 (London) |
| K&L Gates | £ 50,000 | £ 55,000 | £115,000 |
| Kennedys | £43,000 London; £31,000 regional; £25,500 Scotland | £46,000 London; £34,000 regional; £28,000 Scotland | Varied |
| Kingsley Napley | £40,000 | £43,000 | £60,000-£72,000 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | £60,000 | £65,000 | US$225,000 |
| Latham & Watkins | £55,000 | £60,000 | $225,000 |
| Leathes Prior | |||
| Lewis Silkin | £45,250 | £49,500 | £81,000 (London) |
| Macfarlanes | £56,000 | £ 61,000 | £ 140,000 |
| Maples Teesdale LLP | |||
| Marriott Harrison | £40,000 | £42,000 | £80,000 |
| Mayer Brown | £55,000 | £60,000 | £135,000 |
| Michelmores | £36,500 | £38,500 | Exeter and Bristol £58,000; London £72,000 |
| Milbank LLP | £57,500 | £62,500 | US$225,000 |
| Mills & Reeve | £32,500 | £35,000 | £60,000 (regions), £82,000 (London) |
| Mishcon de Reya LLP | £47,500 | £52,500 | £95,000 |
| Morrison Foerster | £60,000 | £65,000 | US$225,000 |
| Osborne Clarke | Bristol £48,000; London £54,500; Reading £49,050 | Bristol £50,000; London £56,500; Reading £50,850 | Bristol £72,000; London £94,000; Reading £84,600 |
| Payne Hicks Beach LLP | £49,000 | £52,000 | £78,000 |
| Reed Smith LLP | £50,000 | £55,000 | £125,000 |
| RPC | £46,000 London; £40,000 Bristol | £50,000 London; £42,000 Bristol | Commercial: £90,000; Insurance: £80,000 London, £56,000 Bristol |
| Russell-Cooke | £46,000 | £48,500 | Market rate for the area into which the trainee qualifies |
| Stephenson Harwood LLP | £50,000 | £55,000 | £100,000 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | £60,000 | £65,000 | |
| Thrings | £30,000 | £32,000 | £52,000 |
| TLT | London £44,000; Bristol £36,500; Manchester £32,000; Glasgow £25,500; Belfast £23,600 | London £47,500; Bristol £39,000; Manchester £34,000; Glasgow £29,000; Belfast £24,600 | London £82,000; Bristol £62,000; Manchester £58,000; Glasgow £50,000; Belfast £35,000 |
| Vinson & Elkins RLLP | £60,000 (2023) | £65,000 (2023) | £173,822 (2023) |
| Watson Farley & Williams LLP | £48,500 | £52,000 | £95,000 |
| Wedlake Bell | £42,000 | £45,000 | £78,000 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP | £60,000 | £65,000 | £170,000 |
| White & Case LLP | £62,000 | £67,000 | £175,000 |
| Wilkin Chapman LLP | £23,000 | £25,000 | £36,000 |