Associate pay up across Magic Circle as Freshfields wraps bonuses into base salaries

NQs at Freshfields receiving £17.5k extra

Newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have received the largest bump in pay of the Magic Circle so far this year, taking home around 25% more than last year.

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