Law firms Akin Gump reveals trainee salary increases, as NQ pay remains static yet competitive Georgiana Tudor · 11 July 2017 · 1 min read Pay Associates Akin Cleary Gottlieb Akin Gump has increased trainee salaries by 12% and 8% for first and second years respectively, with the group representing the first trainees the US firm has taken on, while its newly qualified (NQ) pay remained static this financial year.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading Places: Simpson Thacher builds capital solutions with new Dallas co-head as Latham adds capital markets vice chairLaw firmsWill Lewallen27 Jul 2026US firms lead as KKR snaps up latest FTSE 100 company in £5.75bn energy take-privateLaw firmsKate Peacock27 Jul 2026‘Organic growth in the US is fraught with risk’ – why transatlantic merger talks aren’t going awayLaw firmsEliza Winter15 Jul 2026‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70kLaw firmsElisha Juttla1 Nov 2024Slaughter and May matches magic circle peers with NQ pay hike to £150kLaw firmsTom Cox4 Sep 2024‘At the top of UK associate compensation’ – McDermott hikes London NQ pay to $225kLaw firmsElisha Juttla26 Jul 2024The new £150k benchmark for Magic Circle associates – ‘rewarding the best’, or ‘slightly alarming’?Law firmsLegal Business28 Jun 2024Comment: Why giving associates exposure to clients could be a win-win scenarioLaw firmsBecky Pritchard4 Aug 2021Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025