Akin Gump reveals trainee salary increases, as NQ pay remains static yet competitive Georgiana Tudor11 July 2017PayAssociates 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.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentTrading places: Latham picks up M&A star in rare Wachtell departureMore than just size: the Global London firms making the best impression on clientsLatham, Kirkland and Simpson Thacher come out on top in new Legal 500 US rankings‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70kSlaughter and May matches magic circle peers with NQ pay hike to £150k‘At the top of UK associate compensation’ – McDermott hikes London NQ pay to $225kSlaughter and May matches magic circle peers with NQ pay hike to £150kThe new £150k benchmark for Magic Circle associates – ‘rewarding the best’, or ‘slightly alarming’?Comment: Why giving associates exposure to clients could be a win-win scenario