PAY & BENEFITS
Lovells’ pay and benefits package is carefully designed and highly competitive.
Pay
As from May 2008 trainee solicitor salaries will be:
- Year One: £37,000
- Year Two: £42,000
Core Benefits
- 25 days annual holiday
- Season ticket loan
- Private Medical Plan
- Health Insurance
- Life Assurance
- In-house gym
- Associate membership of London Trainee Solicitor’s Group
- Staff Restaurant
Additional Trainee Solicitor Benefits
We offer all trainee solicitors the option of taking £1,000 of their annual salary as an advance payment at the start of each year of training. We also pay a one-off bonus of £1,000 (on top of the annual salary and other benefits) to all trainee solicitors joining the firm.
Future Trainee Solicitor Benefits (during LPC year)
- £500 for a First Class degree result
- £500 for getting the top overall marks within the Lovells LPC cohort
- Interest-free season ticket loan (for London Underground and overground services) during the LPC year
- Lovells discount card offering discounts at retailers who are local to the firm. For example, TM Lewin and Crabtree & Evelyn
- Access to an extranet site specifically for future trainee solicitors
Lifestyle Benefits
- Access to an on-site GP service
- Access to a nearby dental practice
- On site Chiropody service
- Access to on-site medical practitioners; homeopath, massage therapist, reflexologist
- On-line discounts and lifestyle management services’ available through Xexec.com
- Discounts at local shops/restaurants
- Dry cleaning collected from, and delivered to, the office

