Salary and Benefits

The firm will pay all fees for prospective trainees relating to GDL and Legal Practice courses. Whilst prospective trainees are at college undertaking these courses they are eligible for the Farrer & Co grant scheme.  On application for assistance, the firm arranges grants for up to £6,000 per student for each year of study (i.e. law graduates are entitled to a grant of up to £6,000 and non-law graduates to a grant of up to £12,000 in total for two years of study).

Current salaries and benefits for trainee solicitors are:

- £32,500 pa for first years

- £35,000 pa for second years

- 25 days' holiday for each complete year of employment

- cover by the firm's life assurance policy to the value of four times annual salary

- Group Income Protection Scheme, (PHI)

- an interest free season ticket loan for travel

- participation in the firm’s pension scheme after three months’ service

- participation in the firm’s flexible benefits scheme after three months’ service

- wellman/wellwoman screening, after 12 months’ service; and

- private health cover, the cost of which will be met by the firm after 12 months’ service