Akin Gump has announced that the firm’s London trainee salary will be increased to £48,000 in the first year of training and £52,000 in the second, effective September 2017.
Akin Gump’s London Newly Qualified Lawyer (NQ) pay will not be changing at this time and remains at US$180,000, until the firm chooses to review associate/NQ salaries.
Victoria Widdows, Director of International Legal Recruiting & Development at Akin Gump in London, commented: “Training as a lawyer in our London office offers an inspiring and immersive environment. Akin Gump trainees quickly become an integral part of the London office and we want to ensure that salaries are reflective of this at the top end of the market, as is the case with our NQ salaries.”