Trainees should receive a minimum salary of £22,794 in London and £20,217 outside London, the Law Society has recommended.
The new rate comes into effect on 1 May 2021, and employers are asked to implement the increase at least within six months. Since 2014, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has required firms to pay trainees at least the national hourly minimum wage.
There is no regulatory requirement for firms to follow the Law Society’s recommended minimum but they can promote it as good practice and advertise that they do so, the society said.
