Senior in-house solicitors now take home £165,190 on average, in salary and bonuses, while basic salaries have risen by 12% annually to £126,100, according to legal recruiters Laurence Simons. Its research found that senior in-house lawyers have seen their pay rise by £8,130 this year. While salaries have risen, bonuses have shrunk. The typical 2016 bonus was 31% basic salary, or £39,090, compared to 2015’s 39% of salary, or £44,130. However, bonuses are still comfortably above the going rate in 2014 of £31,500.
23 June 2016
In-house salary survey
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris
Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner
Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan
Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan
Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott
Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway
NEWS
Mr Justice Nicklin’s decision to order costs on an indemnity basis may be a ‘significant win’ but it’s still ‘far from game, set and match’ for Associated Newspapers, a former costs judge has said
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
Can a meticulously maintained spreadsheet turn a couple’s informal financial arrangements into legally enforceable obligations?
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