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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | £60,000 | £65,000 | US$225,000 (associate salaries are paid in US$ at a fixed quarterly exchange rate) |
| Ashfords LLP | £36,500 | £38,500 | £62,000 |
| Birketts | £31,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £32,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £36,000 (Bristol/London) | £32,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £33,500 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £37,000 (Bristol/London) | £53,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £58,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £65,000 (Bristol); £72,500 (London) |
| Bristows | £49,000 | £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) |
| Cooley | £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) |
| Devonshires | TBC | TBC | £65,000 London and £55,000 (outside of London) |
| Fladgate | £50,000 | £52,000 | £94,000 |
| Haynes Boone | £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. |
| Irwin Mitchell | £32,000 (regional), £44,000 (London) | £34,000 (regional), £46,000 (London) | £47,000-£60,000 (regional), £60,000-£79,000 (London) |
| K&L Gates | £55,000 (2026) | £60,000 (2026) | £125,000 (2026) |
| Kirkland & Ellis | £70,000 | £75,000 | US$225,000 |
| Latham & Watkins | £70,000 | £75,000 | $225,000 |
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| Macfarlanes | £60,000 | £65,000 | £150,000 |
| Mayer Brown | £ 56,000 | £ 61,000 | £ 150,000 |
| Milbank | £70,000 | £75,000 | US$235,000 |
| Morrison & Foerster | £60,000 | £65,000 | USD $225,000 |
| Payne Hicks Beach | £52,000 | £55,000 | |
| RPC | £50,000 London £43,000 Bristol | £55,000 London £45,000 Bristol | London: - Corporate & Commercial / Disputes NQ - £100,000 Insurance NQ - £85,000 Bristol: £60,000 |
| Russell-Cooke | £46,000 | £48,500 | Market rate for the area into which the trainee qualifies |
| Stephenson Harwood | £50,000 | £55,000 | £ 105,000 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | £70,000 | £75,000 | £181,000 |
| Thrings LLP | £34,000 | £36,000 | £57,500 |
| Watson Farley & Williams LLP | £51,000 | £56,000 | £107,000 |