By Maria Ward-Brennan One of the largest law firms in the world A&O Shearman has upped its newly-qualified (NQ) salary to £150,000 for its London lawyers. Coming in on the heels of Clifford Chance’s move on Wednesday, the newly merged firm announced on Friday that it has increased its NQ salaries to match its peers. Fellow magic circle competition Freshfields raised its salary to the £150,000 mark on 3 May, in the same week the A&O Shearman merger went official. Following it was Linklaters on 17 May and Clifford Chance on 29 May. Slaughter and May is left to be the last one standing at £125,00…