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Ashurst to retain 95% of autumn trainees as newly-qualifieds as junior pay boosted

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Madeleine Farman
12 July 2017
PayTrainee retention

Ashurst has retained 95% of its 20-strong second year trainee cohort, with 19 of those in London accepting permanent newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor contracts at the firm.

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