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A group of moderate -level law firms in the UK delivered great wages to their novice lawyers, as they are trying to keep up with greater competitors in the race to attract and keep talents.

Eversheds Sutherland raised the wage against its newly qualified lawyer in London from 100,000 pounds to 110,000 pounds, while Pinsent Masons will increase to 105,000 pounds, from 97,000 pounds last year. Both increases enter September.

RISES follows the Ashurst ad for last week that it has strengthened NQ salaries by 12 percent to 140,000 pounds from May 1, which is part of the direction it witnessed Rewards It explodes in recent years.

The payment wars among the highest pushed a 20 percent increase for young lawyers in the “Magic Circle” companies in the United Kingdom to 150,000 pounds last year, as they sought to compete with London offices for their American counterparts who provide up to 180,000 pounds.

“Magic Circle Companies raised the tape significantly in the past year, which led to the creation of a joule between it and the companies that sit under it in the arrangement of the attackers,” said Charlie Harvey, the founder of the legal recruiter Harvey and the partners.

He added that this pressure on medium -class companies to increase wages because they “need to stay at an ineffective distance from their largest competitors if they are looking to continue to reach the best young talent.”

But there are some signs that elite companies may not repeat such large increases this year with Slaughter and May, which advise some of the most valuable companies in the United Kingdom, Wage In 150,000 pounds.

One of the administrative partners at an average company said that they were not aware of the raising of wages for novice lawyers because this would pressure the company to raise the salaries of the most experienced colleagues. But they admitted that the increases in its competitors could force the company to reconsider.

“The salaries are a great attraction for many experienced colleagues … the war for talents may be won at novice level, but with high attrition at the mid/senior level,” said Raya Carnick, the administrative director of Legal Recruiter Major, Lindsey & Africa.

The changes in basic wages come after a number of medium companies in the United Kingdom They modified their reward plans This year in an attempt to compete with deeper competitors without raising the levels of wages in all fields.

Simmons & Simmons, RPC and Shoosmiths have launched or updated policies equivalent to lawyers throughout the hours they make, in some cases, with additional payments of up to 40 percent of the basic salary.

SIMMOns offer bonuses between 25 percent and 40 percent of the salary for affiliates who have recorded more than 1,800 filling hours in the past fiscal year.

The company has not yet announced any changes to its salaries against London -based NQS this year, which usually becomes valid from July 1 and an increase of 105,000 pounds to 120,000 pounds in 2024. Simmons refused to comment on its plans to pay NQ for this year.