Frustration in the UK as 'Uber-Aggressive' US Firms Subvert the Market
Partners are expressing their dissatisfaction with the increasing rates, with one saying: 'The market has been subverted by uber-aggressive U.S. firms, to no-one's benefit.'
February 07, 2022 at 05:45 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com International
The overwhelming majority of law firm partners believe that newly qualified associates at their outfits earn too much money, according to research that exposes the deep frustrations with the pay war in the U.K.
A survey of 66 of the country's leading lawyers by Law.com International found 95% believe salaries for junior lawyers have gone too high thanks to the latest industry pay war, with more than half of respondents also calling for caps on such pay packets.
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