an NQ has 6 months of experience in their qualification seat

Now for thing #25789 that didn’t happen.

Lmaoooooooooooo

You’re a goon for sticking around then. Quit and go chase the phat bonus if that’s what you’re about.

Mr Big Lawyer lol.

@Old timer: So what exactly is the difference between a US third year and a UK NQ? Both are in their third year out of law school.

Shocking that you’d actually attack your own colleague. What’s wrong with you?

We’ve decided to hold NQ pay and invest in bonuses,” says AG — a firm that famously doesn’t pay them. Three years in, billing above target, and I’ve yet to see a penny. The so-called “pay boost” for more experienced lawyers? Marginal at best — just enough to keep us hunched together in the compression zone. And now they want to raise minimum hours to Magic Circle levels, without Magic Circle pay. Let’s be clear: this isn’t about people or clients — it’s about partner profits. That’s the only thing Andrew Johnston seems interested in protecting.

A “hefty” bonus to an AG MA presumably being a packet of ready salted and a share of the spare change the cleaners find lying around the client lounge?

No lol the money went to the senior partners and on Chelsea Flower Show

If your team/partners aren’t bringing enough work in, probably not the smartest move to start demanding more money is it?

It’s great that the firm has boosted the bonus pot for high performers. The problem is that AG’s bonus system is completely opaque and completely discretionary.

That being said, I don’t know anyone (me included) who hit the (relatively modest) hours target, did some ‘extra-curriculars’ and didn’t get a decent pay rise and a hefty bonus.

For £:flesh ratio, AG is spot on.

But it’s not the MAs fault that they weren’t busy enough? The partners bring in the work..

Must have gone to me…12% salary increase and 20% bonus.

Heading for the door, what a pit.

You guys need to share practice departments. There’s clearly a discrepancy between teams.

I’m an AG MA in London too and don’t agree: everyone in the team who overperformed the 1400 target got the usual pay rise but a big bonus.

“My team was just not busy enough” + annoyed you didn’t get a bonus = confused face.

I work here and its not that AG can’t afford it, it is that the budget was spent on flowers on the Tube and senior management bonuses – I am leaving and hope everyone else sees clarity and does the same. A firm that has lost its way.

AG MA here and I didn’t get a bonus either so definitely not OPs problem. My team was just not busy enough and nobody got a bonus or pay rise – hope senior management are prepared for everybody to leave x

You do know the NQs decided whether to stay or not before this was announced? Also I am a managing associate at AG and the bonus situation is dire, at least in London – this is pure propaganda and everyone is seeing through it