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Baker McKenzie leapfrogs Linklaters and A&O with £110k salaries

Salary increases continue in City law despite slowdown fears

Baker McKenzie said it was holding its pay rates for trainee lawyers steady at £50,000 for first years and £55,000 for second years
Baker McKenzie said it was holding its pay rates for trainee lawyers steady at £50,000 for first years and £55,000 for second years Photo: Matthew Chattle/Getty Images

Baker McKenzie has boosted salaries for newly qualified lawyers in London to £110,000, sending its junior pay higher than Magic Circle law firms Linklaters and Allen & Overy.

The international law firm has raised pay for its newly qualified lawyers from £105,000 to £110,000 effective 1 July, the firm said in a 12 July statement.

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