I’m very interested to find out more about Silver circle rates post NQ. It seems they used to bleed associates a lot less than the MC. Is it quite a decent package then?

My guess is they’d already decided a number then FBD threw a massive spanner in the works and they’re having to look again. I’d already heard rumours of fairly chunky raises though.

Nobody cares

Really? Your decision would be made over a couple hundred pounds net in your account a month (not to be sneezed at, just curious)? What else are you basing this on?

SPB did confirm yesterday that they are committing to increasing NQ pay to “at least” £65k in the regions and £100k in London.

They confirmed that it will be higher than that if the market at the time demands.

Ahead of CMS too. Complicates things further as they have historically paid less.

Because at least they have the decency to offer a competitive salary, unlike the rest of the regional outfits.

LC – it is evident from the number of comments that people are willing to collaborate. Make this happen and junior lawyers will flog to your website and you will be gaining a lot of respect from people who will go on to become senior lawyers in the city.

Because one of the interesting things, my interesting thing is very specific and I asked in my email for that to remain confidential. You could probably round up the specific people who that circumstance applies to and find out who it is.

I see Squires hitting 60-62k (currently paying 55k I believe). I think they increased to 55k before DLA’s power move to 65k which kicked off the regional pay war and so might still be yet to respond.

I see Shooeys increasing to 55 – 58k (currently paying 50k). I think 55k is most likely, after all they’re not on the level for the 60k+ firms (ES, DLA, AG). If they were to hit 60k that would definitely transcend them from the Mills and Reeve / Gateley crowd.

I dip the chips in the garlic butter and the steak juice.

lol, CC better do better otherwise, I am ending up at FF.

I know Shooeys does a summer pay review so this is a good bet.

An increase at Squires also seems likely but climbing in the ring with DLA at £65k NQ would be a big move. Then again everyone I know there has punishingly long hours by regional standards.

Are you not ordering the peppercorn sauce on the side to dip your chips in?

CC is doing its salary review as it always does, backdated to May. So we will see soon. Rumour is a 120k NQ.

Another regional rumour is that Shooeys are increasing salaries. No word on the amount though.

Believe it when I see it. Imagine squires matching DLA and ahead of AG, ES and PM

Salary bunching in London is very real at DLA

Lots of firms including the Firm I am joining review salaries at the beginning of July and then backdate them to May

Could be waiting to see what the rest of the market does in the meantime!

Why are DLA a class outfit in terms of banding? Genuine question. Only saw regional salaries on the other thread.