Law firms Sidley Austin hikes associate pay to secure Kirkland movers amid plans to launch in Munich Legal Business · 1 April 2016 · 1 min read Pay Associates Germany Kirkland & Ellis Sidley Austin Sidley Austin is upping its game in the City by announcing it will increase the salary of all its London associates to at least £100,000.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryWeil partners approve wind-down plan in firmwide voteLaw firmsKate Peacock10 Nov 2026Full details: the five-partner Weil team joining Kirkland with Ramona NeeLaw firmsKate Peacock6 Nov 2026Sidley in talks to take Weil Paris office alongside heavyweight PE partners in London and GermanyLaw firmsWill Lewallen5 Nov 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 2024International roundup: Reed Smith debuts in Atlanta with 15-partner team while Broadfield enters Hong Kong with Sidley trioLaw firmsAlex Ryan10 Feb 2025The 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 2025