Salary Guide – September 2024
Each month we publish a list of any salary levels we become aware of from employers in relation to jobs offered and salaries indicated.
These are the salaries we have had indicated by law firms to us for 3 years PQE and upwards. London figures in brackets where relevant.
• Commercial In House Solicitor (General) – £80k – £120k (£85k-140k)
• Commercial Litigation – £45-£65k (£50k-£90k)
• Corporate Commercial – £50k-£150k (£65k-£175k)
• Construction – £65k-£95k
• Commercial Property – £55k-£90k
• Insolvency – £55k-£75k IP – £50k-£90k
• Professional Negligence – £45k-£65k
• Crime – £40-45k
• Civil Litigation – £40k-£60k
• Conveyancing £35k-£55k (£60k)
• Employment Solicitors – £35k-£55k
• Family Solicitors – £35k-£50k
• Immigration Lawyers – £35k-£45k
• Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence £30k-£55k
• Property Litigation – £45k-£60k
• Wills & Probate – £45k-£60k •
Support Staff
• Office Manager – £40-60k
• Legal Cashier – £30-35k
• Senior legal accounts professional – £35k-45k
• Secretary – £22-28k
• Paralegal – £22-27k •
Candidate Salary Expectations
Candidate salary expectations are very often higher than salaries being paid to existing staff within a law firm with less than a £2 million turnover. We regularly view staff lists when valuing law firms via our business broker service, and the salaries being paid by law firms to existing staff are invariably lower than candidate salary expectations for similar roles. There is also a huge disparity at the moment between expectations for remote working from candidates compared with firms’ requirements – hybrid working is becoming the minimum requirement for a significant proportion of candidates. Salary Level Assistance If you would like assistance with salary levels, please contact our specialist permanent recruiter, Peter Gresty FIRP. Email pete.gresty@ten-percent.co.uk
