Law firms ‘Slightly alarming’ – Clifford Chance, Linklaters, A&O Shearman match Freshfields’ NQ pay hike Elisha Juttla · 29 May 2024 · 3 min read Pay Clifford Chance Linklaters Clifford Chance and A&O Shearman joined Linklaters this week in matching Freshfields’ NQ pay hike from £125,000 to £150,000, leaving Slaughter and May the sole Magic Circle firm still on the lower rate.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 categoryLeading UK and US trio advise as easyJet grounds £4.7bn Castlelake approachLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves22 Jun 2026‘I’m not going to put a cap on growth’ – how Proskauer is capitalising on the real asset boom for its City buildLaw firmsKate Peacock19 Jun 2026DLA, Bird & Bird and Links lawyers lead the way in new Green Ambassadors cohortGreen AmbassadorsBen Wheway10 Jun 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 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