{"id":20018,"date":"2025-04-29T05:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T05:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.empiregroup.com.au\/?page_id=20018"},"modified":"2025-05-11T23:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T23:25:20","slug":"2025-legal-salary-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.empiregroup.com.au\/2025-legal-salary-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"2025\/26 Legal Salary Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"SG 25 DRAFT\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/empire-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SG-25-DRAFT.png\" alt=\"SG 25 DRAFT\" width=\"1343\" height=\"1900\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>With over 1,000 responses from professionals across Australia, this year&#8217;s survey offers a comprehensive and reliable snapshot of the current legal recruitment landscape. Divided into two focus areas &#8211; Legal Professionals and Legal Support &#8211; the survey gathered perspectives from both candidates and employers on salaries, workplace culture, flexibility, and emerging trends such as artificial intelligence.<\/p>\r\n<p>This year&#8217;s National Legal Salary Guide covers Legal Professional, Legal Support, Legal Technology\/eDiscovery and Information Technology staff.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Key Findings<\/h2>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/empire-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>1 in 3 Legal Professionals and 2 in 5 Legal Support staff are considering changing jobs in the next 12 months.<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/empire-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Salary Increase is the number 1 reason candidates are considering moving roles.<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/empire-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3.png\" alt=\"3\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>More than 50% of candidates who want to stay in their current roles, want to because of their current flexible working arrangments.<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Untitled design (6)\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/empire-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-6.png\" alt=\"Untitled design (6)\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Leadership is considered the most important factor impacting company culture. Culture continues being one of the most influential factors for those job seeking within legal<\/p>\r\n<p><em>To learn more about the current landscape of the legal recruitment marketplace, download our salary guide!<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h2>Innovative Solutions for Recruitment Success<\/h2>\r\n<p>Recruitment is about connecting great people. For over 16 years, our team of capable industry experts has built extensive networks of job seekers and clients across Australia and internationally. 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