DLA Piper’s newly qualified London-based solicitors will be £12k better off in September, with base pay increasing to £88,000 from $76,000. From September, trainees in London will see a £1k pay increase, taking their first year earnings up to £46,000 and their second year earnings up to £51,000.
The considerable pay increase for London newly qualified solicitors means DLA Piper has overtaken a number of major outfits, including Eversheds Sutherland and CMS. Both firms recently increased their pay for new associates to £82,000.
Those in DLA Piper’s regional offices will also see their pay cheques increase. Newly qualified solicitors in the regional offices will receive an extra £4,000 per year as their yearly salary increases to £48,000. Trainees in regional offices will receive an extra £2,000, bringing their salaries up to £31,000 in their first year and £33,000 in their second.
