Law firms HSF enters pay war with newly-qualified base salaries above Linklaters and Slaughters Legal Business · 1 July 2016 · 2 min read Pay Associates Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 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 categoryHSF Kramer makes up 25 new partners in first round since transatlantic tie-upLaw firmsWill Lewallen21 Apr 2026‘The merger is working’ – HSF Kramer on its US corporate pushLaw firmsWill Lewallen27 Mar 2026Trading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresLaw firmsEliza Winter25 Mar 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