Following from Monday’s report into the remuneration of staff at Mallesons, we today move onto the reported salaries of Freehills, the equal second largest Australian law firm by revenue in 2008/2009.
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Sydney
Graduates – $70,000
First Year – $70,000
Second Year – $82,000
Fourth Year – $95,000
Senior Associate (7 years PQE) – $185,000
Senior Associate (10 years PQE) – $205,000
Melbourne
Graduates – $63,000
First Year – $74,000
Senior Associate (5 years PQE) – $130,000
Senior Associate (9 years PQE) – $155,000
Brisbane
Graduates – $60,000
Perth
Graduates – $65,000
Freehills offers staff free gym memberships to staff in Sydney, but apparently not in other states. Staff are given free fruit and the firm gives staff bonuses – one senior associate earned a bonus in excess of $20,000 last year.
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Including super?
for syd grads at least it is