CC matches peers in associate salary race – both Slaughters’ £70k NQs and Links’ 3 year PQE pay Legal Business4 June 2015PayAssociates Clifford Chance has revealed its 2015 pay bands for newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers, matching the £70,000 NQ rates of Slaughter and May while also meeting Linklaters’ higher salaries for those with two and three year post-qualified experience (PQE).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 categoryThirty firms win roles in revamped £820m government legal panel – with three new appointments‘Anything that begins with admin is at risk’ – the pressures fuelling firms’ business services cuts‘There’s definitely competition around rates’ – Clifford Chance and Linklaters match Cravath bonuses for US associates‘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 $225kSlaughter and May matches magic circle peers with NQ pay hike to £150kThe new £150k benchmark for Magic Circle associates – ‘rewarding the best’, or ‘slightly alarming’?Comment: Why giving associates exposure to clients could be a win-win scenario