Newly Qualified Salary
Hello all, my first message on the forum so please be gentle!
I am due to complete my training contract on 1st January 2009 and I am obviously looking forward (or hoping!) to be on some proper money from that point on. However, it has recently occured to me that I am not at all sure what to expect salary wise. I would be really gratefull if I could get peoples views on what to expect.
To give people an idea, I work for a small (7 partner) but traditional and established high street firm in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The firm, although it is old and established is quite forward thinking and from what I gather looks after fee earners very well. On qualification I will be practising a mixture of employment and commercial contracts/commercial litigation work.
I do not think that the firm will try to screw me, but would like to negotiate a good deal for myself. I just don't know what to use as a starting point really. Are there any recently NQ's out there who can help? any trainees in the same boat ? or anybody in the know?
All help would be gratefully received to help me fund a life of excess (I wish!).
Thanks
Crazyfool
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