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HSF enters pay war with newly-qualified base salaries above Linklaters and Slaughters

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Legal Business
1 July 2016
PayAssociates

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.

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