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 | £60,000 | £65,000 | US$225,000 (associate salaries are paid in US$ at a fixed quarterly exchange rate) |
| Anthony Collins | £32,500 | £35,00 | Up to £53,00 |
| Bevan Brittan | Competitive | Competitive | Competitive |
| Birketts | £30,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £31,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £34,000 (Bristol/London) | £31,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £32,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £34,000(Bristol/London) | £51,500 (Ipswich/Norwich); £55,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £60,000 (Bristol); £70,000 (London) |
| Brabners | £29,000 | £31,000 | £53,000 |
| Bristows | £48,000 | £52,000 | £95,000 |
| Charles Russell Speechlys | £52,000 (London); £42,000 (Guildford); £41,000 (Cheltenham) | £55,000 (London); £ 45,000 (Guildford); £44,000(Cheltenham) | £ 93,000 (London); £67,500 (Guildford); £66,000(Cheltenham) |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | £62,500 | £67,500 | £164,500 |
| CMS | £50,000 (London); £43,000 (Bristol); £28,000 (Glasgow/Edinburgh); £31,500 (Sheffield); £28,000 (Aberdeen); £31,500 (Manchester) | £55,000 (London); £46,000 (Bristol); £31,000 (Glasgow/Edinburgh); £34,500 (Sheffield); £31,000 (Aberdeen); £34,500 (Manchester) | £110,000 (London); £70,000 (Bristol); £62,000 (Glasgow/Edinburgh); £62,000 (Sheffield); £62,000 (Aberdeen); £62,000 (Manchester) |
| Cooley (UK) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £157,000 |
| Covington & Burling | £60,000 | £65,000 | £165,000 |
| Crown Prosecution Service | £30,700 - £32,430 (national), £32,110 - £34,280 + £3,150 recruitment and retention allowance (London) | £30,700 - £32,430 (national), £32,110 - £34,280 + £3,150 recruitment and retention allowance (London) | £44,520 - £47,720 (national), £46,800 - £50,000 + £3,150 recruitment and retention allowance (London) |
| Debevoise & Plimpton | £55,000 | £60,000 | |
| Devonshires | £65,000 London and £55,000 (outside of London) | ||
| Farrer & Co | £48,500 | £51,500 | £89,000 |
| Fladgate | £48,000 | £50,000 | £88,000 |
| Forsters | £47,000 | £50,000 | £88,000 |
| Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP | £50,000 | £55,000 | |
| HFW | £52,000 | £56,000 | £103,500 |
| Hill Dickinson LLP | £30,000 (Northern); £43,000 (London) | £32,000 (Northern); £45,000 (London) | Within a range, up to £58,000 (Northern) or £78,500 (London) dependent on discipline. |
| Howard Kennedy LLP | £45,000 | £48,000 | £83,000 |
| Irwin Mitchell | £31,500 (regional), £43,500 (London) | £33,500 (regional), £45,500 (London) | £45,000-£57,000 (regional), £59,500-£78,000 (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; £29,000 Scotland | Varied |
| Kingsley Napley | £40,000 | £44,000 | £66,000-£84,000 (depending on the practice area) |
| Kirkland & Ellis | £60,000 | £65,000 | US$225,000 |
| Latham & Watkins | £60,000 | £65,000 | $225,000 |
| Leathes Prior | |||
| Macfarlanes | £56,000 | £61,000 | £140,000 |
| Marriott Harrison | £40,000 | £42,000 | £80,000 |
| Milbank LLP | £57,500 | £62,500 | US$225,000 |
| Mills & Reeve | £33,800 | £36,400 | £63,000 (regions), £84,000 (London) |
| Mishcon de Reya LLP | £50,000 | £55,000 | £100,000 |
| Morrison Foerster | £60,000 | £65,000 | US$225,000 |
| Osborne Clarke | Bristol £49,000; London £55,500; Reading £49,950 | Bristol £51,000; London £57,500; Reading £51,750 | Bristol £74,000; London £97,000; Reading £87,300 |
| Payne Hicks Beach LLP | £50,000 | £53,000 | |
| RPC | £48,000 London £42,000 Bristol | £52,000 London £44,000 Bristol | London: - Corporate & Commercial / Disputes NQ - £95,000 Insurance NQ - £85,000 Bristol: £60,000 |
| Russell-Cooke LLP | £46,000 | £48,500 | Market rate for the area into which the trainee qualifies |
| Stephenson Harwood | £50,000 | £55,000 | £105,000 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | £65,000 | £70,000 | £177,000 |
| Thrings LLP | £33,000 | £35,000 | £56,000 |
| Vinson & Elkins | £60,000 | £65,000 | £173,077 |
| Watson Farley & Williams LLP | £51,000 | £56,000 | £107,000 |
| Wedlake Bell | £42,000 | £45,000 | £82,000 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP | £60,000 | £65,000 | £170,000 |
| White & Case LLP | £62,000 | £67,000 | £175,000 |