Law firms Trio of international firms hike salaries for newly-qualified lawyers Tom Cox · 16 June 2025 · 1 min read Pay Ashurst CMS DLA Piper Ashurst, CMS and DLA Piper have all hiked pay for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers as the battle for junior talent continues to rage.Ashurst has increased its NQ salary to £140,000, with DLA bumping rates up to £130,000 and CMS to £120,000.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 categoryDLA, Bird & Bird and Links lawyers lead the way in new Green Ambassadors cohortGreen AmbassadorsBen Wheway10 Jun 2026Latham, Kirkland and Simpson Thacher top for tier 1 rankings in new L500 US researchLaw firm dataAlex Ryan10 Jun 2026Weil and Darrois among firms dialled in for €20bn French telecoms carve-upLaw firmsEliza Winter9 Jun 2026Quinn doubles down on pro bono with expanded bonus credit schemeLaw firmsEliza Winter22 Jun 2026Quinn hikes London associate payLaw firmsEliza Winter5 Jun 2026Clifford Chance overhauls partnership structure amid management bid to clear $5m PEPLaw firmsEliza Winter4 Jun 2026‘There’s a nervousness about what is to come’- partners across the City brace for yet another PMLaw firmsKate Peacock22 Jun 2026‘Leadership showing up is what makes it authentic’: Addleshaws Richard Fisk on building a DE&I communityLaw firmsWill Lewallen22 Jun 2026Leading UK and US trio advise as easyJet grounds £4.7bn Castlelake approachLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves22 Jun 2026