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Gender Gap

08 May 2008 / Roger Smith
Issue: 7320 / Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Discrimination , Employment
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In Brief

Women working in City law firms are paid 30% less than men, according to new research—meaning the gender pay gap in the law is worse than the City average. The study by legal recruiter Longbridge Search & Selection reveals that even where women and men are doing the same job in similar firms, a woman is paid an average of 9% less than men. The average salary for men in a City law firm is £124,366 compared to £86,890 for women, a disparity which can only be partially explained by the average male solicitor being older than his female counterpart.

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