Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is the latest magic circle firm to report details of its gender pay gap, though like many firms it has spurned calls to include equity partners in its data.

The firm’s figures, published today, are split into two categories: trainees and associates, and business services.

Among trainees and associates men are paid on average 6.03% more than women (mean) while in business services the mean gap is 6.23%.

More female associates received a bonus compared to their male counterparts but the gap was 17.1% in favour of men. In business services the bonus gap was 48.9%.

Overall, across the firm the gender pay gap was 13.9% in favour of men in terms of hourly pay and 41% in favour of men when it came to bonuses.

Despite pressure from City chiefs, and the example set by the big four accountancy firms, Freshfields has joined other firms in omitting equity partners.

Businesses operating under the partnership model have come under pressure to reveal what their pay gap looks like if equity partners – who are predominantly male and very highly paid – are included and compared with the rest of the workforce.

This week, US firm Reed Smith and national firm Mills & Reeve published the gender pay gap within the partnership but did not compare them with other staff members.

In a footnote in its report Freshfields notes that equity partners are not employees and therefore ‘not within the scope of the regulations’.

Clifford Chance is the only other magic circle firm so far to report its figures.