Sidley Austin hikes associate pay to secure Kirkland movers amid plans to launch in Munich Legal Business1 April 2016PayAssociatesGermany Sidley Austin is upping its game in the City by announcing it will increase the salary of all its London associates to at least £100,000.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Related ContentKirkland and Freshfields hit $100bn for Q1 M&A as tariffs derail new year optimismKirkland & Ellis surges ahead as revenue hits $8.8bn and PEP jumps 16%Kirkland and Davis Polk among firms advising on Sycamore’s $10bn take-private of Walgreens‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70kSlaughter and May matches magic circle peers with NQ pay hike to £150k‘At the top of UK associate compensation’ – McDermott hikes London NQ pay to $225kInternational roundup: Reed Smith debuts in Atlanta with 15-partner team while Broadfield enters Hong Kong with Sidley trioSlaughter and May matches magic circle peers with NQ pay hike to £150kThe new £150k benchmark for Magic Circle associates – ‘rewarding the best’, or ‘slightly alarming’?