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Akin Gump reveals trainee salary increases, as NQ pay remains static yet competitive

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Georgiana Tudor
11 July 2017
PayAssociates

Akin Gump has increased trainee salaries by 12% and 8% for first and second years respectively, with the group representing the first trainees the US firm has taken on, while its newly qualified (NQ) pay remained static this financial year.

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