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US law firm boosts pay for first year London lawyers to $200,000

Milbank hikes pay for London associates as deal volumes pile pressure on juniors

Milbank's salary raise is the latest move in a round of pay inflation for lawyers over the past year
Milbank's salary raise is the latest move in a round of pay inflation for lawyers over the past year Photo: Getty Images

Wall Street law firm Milbank has ramped up pay for first year lawyers in London to $200,000 amid a mergers and acquisitions boom that has seen junior lawyers working long hours from home on deals.

Milbank announced on 10 June that it was increasing pay for first year associates from $190,000 to $200,000 across a number of regions including the UK, according to a memo seen by Financial News.

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