Ashurst to retain 95% of autumn trainees as newly-qualifieds as junior pay boosted Madeleine Farman12 July 2017PayTrainee retention Ashurst has retained 95% of its 20-strong second year trainee cohort, with 19 of those in London accepting permanent newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor contracts at the firm.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 categoryRevolving Doors: Quinn poaches Milbank partner as S&C adds to City structured finance teamHot markets and mega-deals: M&A partners on 2025 trends and hopes for the new yearPower hungry: how big tech’s demands are supercharging the energy market‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70kSlaughter and May matches magic circle peers with NQ pay hike to £150k‘At the top of UK associate compensation’ – McDermott hikes London NQ pay to $225kChange was necessary: Ashurst joins the war for talent with 9% NQ pay raiseCC follows Freshfields with £100k package for junior lawyers as pay war with US rivals intensifiesNQ retention and pay: Good news for NRF and Bird & Bird but FFW puts 5 trainees on extended contract