Law firms Ashurst to retain 95% of autumn trainees as newly-qualifieds as junior pay boosted Madeleine Farman · 12 July 2017 · 1 min read Pay Trainee retention Ashurst 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 categoryHSF Kramer, Addleshaws and Quinn chief take top prizes at Legal Business AwardsLaw firmsNews Editor30 Sep 2026New Vinson EMEA energy lead Michael Burns on his next chapter after AshurstLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Sep 2026Ashurst Perkins Coie referrals hit 500 since merger announcement, co-chairs sayLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 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 2024Change was necessary: Ashurst joins the war for talent with 9% NQ pay raiseLaw firmsNathalie Tidman12 Jul 2019CC follows Freshfields with £100k package for junior lawyers as pay war with US rivals intensifiesLaw firmsMarco Cillario10 Jun 2019NQ retention and pay: Good news for NRF and Bird & Bird but FFW puts 5 trainees on extended contractLaw firmsSarah Downey13 Aug 2013