Salary expectation are rising in Northern Ireland’s legal sector.
Nearly half of all legal professionals in Northern Ireland enjoy flexible working benefits, nearly half received a bonus last year and more than half had a pay rise in 2018, according to a regional salary survey report among 1,000 professionals including 150 legal professionals by Abacus Professional Recruitment.
On average, partners earn £63,000, and non-practice legal professionals at department head level earn £64,822.
Justin Rush, director at Abacus, said: ‘Demand is peaking for legal professionals across a range of areas and the benefits they are receiving have risen in tandem. Benefits in Northern Ireland are moving towards cities like London or Dublin, emphasising how the local employment market is progressing at a fast pace, despite current political concerns, including Brexit and a lack of Executive.’
