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Recommended minimum salary for trainee solicitors and SQE candidates
As a matter of good practice, we're recommending that providers of training contracts and qualifying work experience should pay their employees £28,090 in London and £24,916 outside London.
22 Jul 2025
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With the removal of a regulatory minimum salary by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in 2014, firms are required to pay no more than the national minimum wage.
However, we're recommending a minimum salary of £28,090 in London and £24,916 outside London.
With the removal of a regulatory minimum salary by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in 2014, firms are required to pay no more than the national minimum wage.
However, we're recommending a minimum salary of £28,090 in London and £24,916 outside London.
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