Legal recruitment agency Laurence Simons found that the average lawyer earned £139,040 in 2012, down from £146,500 the year before.
Tough year
The drop negated a two per cent rise in bonuses, which reached 34 per cent last year.
Laurence Simons managing director Lucinda Moule told London’s Evening Standard yesterday: ‘2012 was a tough year for legal firms and departments, meaning they couldn’t replicate the sharp rise seen in 2011.’
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