The average salary for chief executives in law firms of over 50 partners has fallen this year from £192,000 to £188,000 in London and the South East, but has risen from £127,000 to £138,000 in the rest of the country.
A survey carried out by recruiters Carter Murray also found that the highest salary package among the law firm chief executives it surveyed was £310,000 this year, climbing slightly from last year’s highest salary of £300,000.
The survey results do not apply to chief executives who are members of the equity partnership of a law firm.
The survey also found that the average salary for financial directors in large firms had gone up from £167,000 to £170,000 in London and the South East, but dropped from £106,000 to £90,500 in the rest of the country.
Government lawyers to be offered judicial posts
The Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith announced last week that Government lawyers will be offered posts in the judiciary. Lawyers working for the Crown Prosecution Service, for example, will be eligible to sit as deputy district judges and civil recorders. He said full-time judicial posts may also be created and announced that applicants are sought for the […]