Junior lawyers earn £44 an hour for 13-hour daysSome junior lawyers are on around £44 an hour as they clock over 12 hour daysJunior 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. Among the English firms featured, two Magic Circle firms—Linklaters and Clifford Chance—stand out near the top, with their junior lawyers working more than 11 hours and 40 minutes each day. This comes after years of a pay war in the legal market over top talent, resulting from the significant investment US law firms are making across London.