Law firms ‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70k Elisha Juttla · 1 November 2024 · 2 min read Pay McDermott Will & Schulte McDermott Will & Emery has followed Davis Polk’s lead, raising its London trainee pay to match the highest market rates. 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 categoryRevolving Doors: Weil hires Kirkland secondaries partner as Orrick targets Cadwalader againLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Apr 2026Trading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresLaw firmsEliza Winter25 Mar 2026Dechert posts 27% PEP hike as expansion drive continuesLaw firmsKate Peacock23 Mar 2026Slaughter 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 2024Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025