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This Salary Guide is a compilation of salary and market information. Salary ranges are approximate guides only. They relate to base salaries and exclude any and all other forms of remuneration.

London - Private Practice

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£55k£55k

£16k

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£105k£110k

£120k

£130k

£75k

£100k

£120k

£30k

£85k

£130k

£200k

£140k£150k

£140k

US Firms Min Max

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£60k£55k

£16k

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£120k

£140k

£150k

£170k

£75k

£135k

£150k

£35k

£100k

£175k£180k+

£200k+

250000

£185k

£350k+

US Firms Min Max

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£60k£55k

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£120k

£140k

£150k

£170k

£75k

£135k

£150k

£35k

£100k

£175k£180k+

£200k+

250000

£185k

£350k+

£250k+

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Silver Circle & London National / Top Tier Min Max

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£16k

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£75k

£35k

£100k

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Min Max

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£16k

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£75k£80k

£90k£100k

£110k

£30k

£60k

£120k

£150k

£140k

£95k

250000

£130k

£250k

Min MaxWest End & Boutique Min Max

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£16k

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200000+

£60k£65k

£70k£80k£75k

£25k

£55k

£80k

£120k

£90k£100k

£85k

£100k

£150k

£100k

£50k£45k

£40k

£65k

£180k

£35k

£75k£50k

£30k

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Private PracticeRegional

Min MaxMidlands Min Max

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£25k£16k

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500000

£45k£50k £52k

£35k

£50k £52k

£20k

£32k

£58k£65k

£70k

£85k+

£60k

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£175k

£80k

£400k+

£150k

£32k £35k

Home Counties / Thames Valley / South East Min Max

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£16k

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£38k £35k

£50k£50k

£18k

£35k

£65k£75k

£55k£60k

£70k£65k

£120K+

£85k

£130k+

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£50k

£35k

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400000

Min MaxSouth West Min Max

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£25k£16k

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350000

£42k £45k £48k

£35k

£52k£60k

£20k

£38k

£68k£75k £80k

£100K+

£55k

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£175k

£90k

£400k

£160k

£32k£40k

North Min Max

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£16k

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250000+

£30k£32k £35k

£50k

£18k £20k

£58k

£68k

£38k

£52k

£65k

£40k

£90K+

£50k

£250k+

£35k

£48k

£28k

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In-House

In-House London Min Max

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£16k

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400000+

£25k£25k

£45k

£85k£93k

£72k£75k

£150k

£25k

£50k

£65k

£45k

£64k £62k

£180k

£80k

£100k£88k

£70k

£250k

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£125k

£80k

£200k

£100k

In-House Regions Min Max

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£16k

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£25k£22k

£38k

£70k

£85k

£65k£65k

£150k

£20k

£35k

£55k

£40k

£50k£55k

£150k

£65k

£75k

£60k

£200k

£100k £100k

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£150k

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Employee BenefitsBasic Remuneration is always a key driver in decision making, however it is rarely the only factor a new employee will consider. Flexibility and work / life balance play an increasingly important role alongside additional benefits such as pension and performance related bonus.

Benefits can vary slightly within the legal industry, however the following tend to fall amongst the most popular on offer.

Income Protection

Critical Illness

Insurance

AccidentPrivate Medical

Life Assurance

Subsidised Gym Sick Pay

Employee Care

Programme Dental Health

PlanMedical

Screening

Free Legal Advice Flexi Time

Contributory Pension

Buy & Sell Annual Leave

Subsidised Canteen

Free Parking

Season Ticket Loan

Car Allowance

EquityPerformance

Related Bonus Scheme

Reimbursed telephone and

IT costs

Subsidised Childcare

Relocation Package

Travel

Medical & Wellbeing

Other

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