HSF enters pay war with newly-qualified base salaries above Linklaters and Slaughters Legal Business1 July 2016PayAssociates Herbert Smith Freehills has significantly bumped up pay packets, awarding its associates with a base salary of £82,000, up £13,000 on last year’s £69,000.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‘It was never a marriage made in heaven’- what Norton Rose Fulbright’s exit means for South AfricaRevolving Doors: Latham hires real estate partner as HSF Kramer loses partners in London and Middle East‘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