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Chambers overtake law firms in pay battle for junior talent

Is this article seriously comparing regional NQ salaries with the pupillage salaries at London's top sets? Lets get realistic. The like-for-like salary comparison is still very much in favour of the fledgling solicitor. A pupil at 20 Park Place Cardiff earns c.£15,000 p/a basic when compared to the £23.500 on offer for first year trainees at Eversheds' Cardiff office. In the City, a Cameron McKenna NQ will still earn in excess of £60,000, and Camerons are not even in the Magic Circle. Becoming a barrister is still a very unattractive prospect given the comparatively sub-par wage and the even longer odds on securing pupillage versus the Training Contract. Add to this the increased cost of the BVC and it's a no-brainer.

10-Aug-2009

2:00 pm