NQ Salary
£175,000
TC Salary
£62,000 / £67,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
4 per year (London), March + September intakes
Seats
4 seats
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King & Spalding is an Atlanta firm whose London office at 8 Bishopsgate is best known for international arbitration and energy work, with practices spanning projects, finance, real estate, tax and Islamic finance. Trainee pay reaches £175,000 at qualification.
Culture & Values
Four trainees a year join across two intakes, March and September, completing four six-month seats with the chance of time in other offices, and the firm kept every recent qualifier. Legal Cheek lists a 1,800-hour annual target, 25 days of leave and £17,000 grants for both the PGDL and SQE.
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