Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has confirmed marginal increases in its associate pay bands for 2011, opting for rises of between 2% and 2.6% for junior lawyers.

Pay for newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers moves from £60,000 to £61,500, while pay for those with one year’s post-qualification experience (PQE) goes up from £68,000 to £69,500.