Pay and benefits

The pay and benefits package we offer to our trainees is carefully designed to be competitive with our peers.

Pay

The salaries of our trainees are reviewed annually. In their first year, trainees are currently paid £38,000 increasing to £43,000 in year two. In addition, at the start of your training contract you can take an interest free salary advance payment of £1,000.

Benefits

Through the firm’s flexible benefits scheme, you’ll have access to numerous benefits which in some cases you can extend to your partner and/or children. Our benefits are provided at significantly discounted corporate rates and where possible will give you tax and NI savings:

• Bike hire scheme
• Charitable giving
• Childcare vouchers
• Dental insurance
• Group income protection
• Health assessment
• Holiday trading
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Retail vouchers
• Travel insurance

In addition to these benefits, you will also have access to:

• Interest free season ticket loan
• Free in-house gym
• Staff restaurant
• Emergency childcare and elder care services
• Concierge service
• On-site therapy services including physiotherapist, beauty therapy, massage and chiropody
• Private GP service
• On-site annual ’flu vaccination
• Employee assistance programme
• Dry cleaning service
• Locally negotiated discounts
• Membership of the London Trainee Solicitor’s Group
• Possibility to take up to 12 weeks unpaid leave at the end of your training contract

Future Trainee Solicitor Benefits during (LPC year)

We also offer:

• £500 if you are awarded a First Class result in your undergraduate degree (paid whilst you are at law school)