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Ropes & Gray boosts London NQ pay to £170,000

Ropes & Gray International LLP has increased the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) solicitors in London to £170,000, marking a rise of just over 3% from the previous £165,000 rate. The uplift, effective 1 January 2026, places the global law firm among the highest-paying firms in the City.

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Method of application

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Method of assessment

Partner interview
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Seat option

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Asset management
Business reorganization & restructuring
Capital markets
Competition & antitrust
Competition litigation
Compliance
Investigations & enforcement
Corporate insurance
Finance
International arbitration
Litigation
Private equity
Tax

Type of practice

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Corporate & Commercial

Practice Areas

Banking & finance

Banking and finance involves many financial products, from bank loans to companies to highly structured financing arrangements across multiple jurisdictions.

Capital markets

Capital markets lawyers work with transactions involving the issue of debt or equity securities to the public or investors.

Company & commercial

Commercial lawyers operate at the nexus where law meets business, facilitating revenue growth and managing risk.

Competition & EU law

Competition and regulatory work includes merger control, regulatory and court proceedings, issues arising from sector-specific regulation and utility procurement issues.

Corporate finance/mergers & acquisitions

Corporate M&A involves the combining of companies or assets through mergers, where two companies combine to form a new entity, or acquisitions, where one company takes over another.

Corporate tax

Virtually all commercial transactions have tax implications. Tax is thus an important practice area for any major law firm.

Commercial litigators represent and advise commercial clients when disputes arise from joint venture projects, civil fraud, commercial and banking transactions, corporate governance, financial services regulation and professional negligence.

Financial services

Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, the covid-19 pandemic and various financial scandals, there is always lots going on in this area.

Insolvency/restructuring

Restructuring and insolvency lawyers are necessary when a company, individual or other organisation is in financial difficulties.

Insurance/reinsurance

Insurance (and reinsurance – the insurance of insurers) is an integral part of commercial activity throughout the world.

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Learn more about Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP

Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9AW
Phone: 02035804700
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.willkie.com/careers/legal-professional/early-careers/discover-more-and-apply/united-kingdom#country

Work placement:	Yes
Number of vacation scheme places:	20
Minimum qualification:	2.1
First-year trainee salary:	£60,000
Second-year trainee salary:	£65,000
NQ salary:	£180,000
Fees paid for:	SQE

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London

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