Compensation and Benefits
At Cleary, compensation is highly competitive and structured in a unique way.
Every trainee, associate and partner is compensated solely on the basis of seniority, not hours billed or business generated. We expect each lawyer to give his or her best and to strive for excellence.
- Annual compensation of £57,500 for first-year trainees.
- Annual compensation of £62,500 for second-year trainees.
- Annual compensation of £164,500 for first-year associates.
Additional Benefits
- 25 days’ vacation per year (exclusive of normal public holidays)
- 5% pension contribution
- Gym membership subsidy
- Private health care cover
- Life insurance
- Dental insurance
- Health screening
- Long-term disability insurance
- Back-up care
- Employee assistance programme
- Subsidised staff restaurant
Funding
- We fund the SQE prep course for all our future trainee solicitors and provide a maintenance grant of £20,000.
- For non-law graduates, we also fund the PGDL and provide a maintenance grant of £12,000.
- We also make available to all our future trainee solicitors an interest free loan up to the value of £8,000.