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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 122718" data-attributes="member: 2672">I suspect a firm would offer you higher than that average though - law firms tend to pay above average compared to other sectors. I doubt the law firm would under pay you too (e.g. only offer you £25k because that is what you said when they are willing/able to offer you more) because that just risks you leaving soon after you have joined and them spending more time training someone else up. I'd see what they offered you first (you might be surprised) and then take it from there. If you are asked at interview what your salary expectations are, then mention you had said £25k on the application but based on your current expectations with other roles you have seen, you would hope to get however much more. If whatever they do offer you still doesn't meet your expectations there are a couple of questions to ask - one is whether you would be eligible for a bonus in the period you are there (is possible in 8/9 months depending on when the bonus is paid - you usually need 6 months service to get one) and/or if there would be any salary review process (some firms review salaries at a fixed point in the year). You can also ask at the offer stage whether you would receive any overtime too. You could also check what your bonus package is like - some firms offer flexible benefit packages which ultimately if you don't use can just get paid to you a taxable salary instead - so worthwhile exploring all these questions with the firm first before declining their offer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 122718, member: 2672"] I suspect a firm would offer you higher than that average though - law firms tend to pay above average compared to other sectors. I doubt the law firm would under pay you too (e.g. only offer you £25k because that is what you said when they are willing/able to offer you more) because that just risks you leaving soon after you have joined and them spending more time training someone else up. I'd see what they offered you first (you might be surprised) and then take it from there. If you are asked at interview what your salary expectations are, then mention you had said £25k on the application but based on your current expectations with other roles you have seen, you would hope to get however much more. If whatever they do offer you still doesn't meet your expectations there are a couple of questions to ask - one is whether you would be eligible for a bonus in the period you are there (is possible in 8/9 months depending on when the bonus is paid - you usually need 6 months service to get one) and/or if there would be any salary review process (some firms review salaries at a fixed point in the year). You can also ask at the offer stage whether you would receive any overtime too. You could also check what your bonus package is like - some firms offer flexible benefit packages which ultimately if you don't use can just get paid to you a taxable salary instead - so worthwhile exploring all these questions with the firm first before declining their offer. [/QUOTE]

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