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Placement salary

Pola123

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Nov 14, 2022
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Hi guys,

I just got an offer for an undergraduate placement at an international law firm in London and I feel like the salary is too low for London. Do you think it’s wise for me to request an uplift or at least ask for relocation support since I will be coming from outside England?
 
Hi guys,

I just got an offer for an undergraduate placement at an international law firm in London and I feel like the salary is too low for London. Do you think it’s wise for me to request an uplift or at least ask for relocation support since I will be coming from outside England?
Just to clarify, by placement, you mean a vacation scheme?
 
Hi guys,

I just got an offer for an undergraduate placement at an international law firm in London and I feel like the salary is too low for London. Do you think it’s wise for me to request an uplift or at least ask for relocation support since I will be coming from outside England?
Internships (less than six weeks) tend to be anywhere between £400-600 per week.

Sandwich years as part of an academic course tend to be slightly lower than this where they are a year long placement. They are typically somewhere between £21-28k per annum.
 

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