Competitionfor the best lawyers is fierce and poaching frequent. Hence the need to keepheadline PEP figures up-even at the cost of getting rid of equity partners,leaving a bigger share of the bounty for the remaining ones. Freshfields is inthe process of shedding around 100 of its equity partners. Other leading firms arealso undertaking painful restructuring. examda

　　Newlyqualified lawyers salaries have also been shooting up in the search for the best talent.Both Freshfields and Allen Overy now pay their first-year associates ￡65,000, rising to around ￡90,000 after three years.

　　But, as manyother top-rank City employers have discovered, big earnings do not necessarilyguarantee big satisfaction. According to a YouGov poll, published by the Lawyerearlier this month, a quarter of Britains lawyers would like to leave the profession. The disgruntledcomplained about cripplingly long hours, intense competition and theimpersonality of the biggest firms . So whydont they quit?Because, say three-quarters, of the pay.

　　1. Which oneof the following is TURE of the status quo of Londons economy?

　　[A] London isenjoying its best time of economic development since 1990s.

　　[B] Thegrowth rate of London is doubled since the beginning of the 1990s.

　　[C] Thegrowth rate started to boost since the end of the dotcom era.

　　[D] Thecurrent economy of London is mostly driven by its legal instead of financialmarket.

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