Some junior lawyers are on around £44 an hour as they clock over 12 hour days

Junior lawyers at leading City law firms are regularly working well beyond standard hours, with many firms reporting their youngest staff routinely putting in over 12-hour days.

According to research by Legal Cheek on over 2,000 trainees and junior lawyers, the London offices of top US law firms are leading the table, which is consistent with the reputation for demanding the longest hours from junior staff.

There were 14 law firms listed, with an average finish time of 9 pm or later. Milbank topped the list, with lawyers reporting that they often worked around 13 hours a day, frequently leaving the office after 10 pm.

Among the English firms featured, two Magic Circle firms—Linklaters and Clifford Chance—stan

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