These are the City's best-paying law firms

Lawyers: we all know they're better paid than the rest of us, but just how much can you expect to earn if you join one of London's big-hitting firms?

What's surprising is that new research suggests firms in the so-called Magic Circle - the group of London's most elite law firms - aren't necessarily the best-paying.

According to research by salary benchmarking site Emolument, London's highest-earning lawyers work at Latham & Watkins - which, because it's based in the US, isn't part of the Magic Circle.

This article was published in City AM, 4th April 2016