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'They're Passing the Blame': Associates Hit Back at Partner Complaints About Salaries

Associates say partners should do more than just 'grumble' about the pay war, given they have the power to enact cultural change.
4 minute read

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The End of The Beginning For The Pay War

The London Lawyer: The economics no longer support the constant rises, partner sentiment is against it and clients are unwilling to pay for it.
5 minute read

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When Will the Dust Settle on Associate Pay? As Some Law Firms Wait, Others Make Quiet Moves

Some firms are waiting for the associate pay scale to solidify, promising to match the market no matter what. Or they've already—privately—matched Milbank's.
6 minute read

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'Some NQs Are Paid My Salary': The Pay War is Tempting In-House Counsel Back to Private Practice

Several in-house lawyers, even general counsel, say they are tempted to 'double their pay and go back'.
4 minute read

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HSF Top Pay Climbs As Dentons Profits Recover, LLPs Show

After slumping the previous year, Dentons operating profit for its UK and Middle East arm has grown.
3 minute read

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NQ Pay Bubble Isn't Sustainable and Will Soon Burst, Partners Say

The constant increases 'ignore basic principles of business', according to a survey of senior UK lawyers, and 'an unwillingness to distinguish between cost and value'.
4 minute read

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Almost All Law Firm Partners Think Their NQs Earn Too Much

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.'
4 minute read

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Sky High Pay Rises Won't Cut It in the War for Talent

Too many firms are showing an inflexible approach to flexible working, perpetuating a toxic culture where partners are only interested in how much people bill, argues Dana Denis-Smith.
4 minute read

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General Counsel are Unwilling to Pay the Price of the Industry's Latest Salary War

'If law firms try to charge me increased fees, I won't be paying them', said one general counsel, reflecting a wider unease among clients about the situation.
4 minute read

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Bird & Bird Boosts NQ Pay For First Time in Over Two Years

The firm said its decision was in response to market-wide salary increases.
2 minute read

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