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The Magic Circle Vs. New York’s Elite

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The Magic Circle uncovered articles from the late 1990s that referenced Ms. Lloyd using magic to counteract bullying in schools — but no trace beyond that. Ms. Winstanley, her

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How ‘magic circle’ firm Freshfields won big in the US

While they have often maintained competition with each other, and indeed with the slightly-less profitable (but still extremely prestigious) Silver Circle law firms, the Magic Circle nowadays are

Mit insgesamt 81 Anwälten (rund 40 Partner), die sich ungleichmäßig auf die Standorte New York und Washington verteilen, hat Linklaters gegenüber ihrer Magic-Circle

You’ve probably heard of the phrase ‚the magic circle‘. Not to be confused with the magicians‘ union of the same name, this is a moniker for an elite group of five London law firms which

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As it turns out, according to a recent stress study, lawyers at Magic Circle firms in Merry Olde England are more miserable than their American colleagues. [The Lawyer via The Careerist] *

And the answer is that for the Global Elite—aka Magic Circle—we surely must. They are terrific businesses. They are terrific businesses. It does seem clear however that

City Insider takes issue with a recent market report comparing the elite quintet to ‘a room full of millionaires that refuse to believe that their business model is in trouble’. This week Legal

Rising to the surface of the legal press in the late 90s, the term “magic circle” was coined by legal reporters to group the big four London-headquartered firms – Allen & Overy,

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer appears to have achieved what was commonly thought to be the impossible: the law firm has become a serious contender in New York despite hailing from the City of

I’ve read loads of posts on TCLA, read an article comparing the NY Elite and the Magic Circle, and spoken to a few trainees that I know, and all of it has painted a bleak picture

It raises questions about the future of the Magic Circle’s homebody and remaining member: Slaughter and May (S&M). It’s been 20 years since S&M closed its New York base.

Naturally many firms identify with more than one category: Davis Polk is in the elite both globally and in New York; whereas Cravath, Sullivan or Debevoise, although well known internationally,

Latham, with a U.K. revenue of £588 million, lands in the top five, alongside the firms we might once have called magic circle. Its U.K. revenue is well within £100 million of

Profits have flatlined at the UK’s elite corporate law firms as they reach a crucial stage in their battle to grow in the US, with higher costs and a deals slowdown hitting bottom

London’s elite law firms are being fatally weakened in their battle with top US rivals by the attraction of the bar to the best British law graduates, an influential legal blogger has

Freshfields’ latest push comes as American firms have upended the London legal market by using their US profits to poach magic circle lawyers and drive up the overall pay scale in the UK.

Kids Show Live. Bring the children along for a magical experience full of fun and astonishment. The Magic Circle HQ, London February 9th 2025 – May 25th 2025

One ‘magic circle’ firm finally joins New York’s legal elite. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer appears to have achieved what was commonly thought to be the impossible: the law

As the elite U.K.-based law firms have doubled down on their efforts to grow in New York’s competitive market for lateral partners and lucrative transactional work, signs have begun

The magic circle concept sits in a useful place for introducing games as objects of study and is an extremely accessible gateway to more complex concepts such as liminality,

The distinguishing factor between Magic Circle and Silver Circle firms is simple: profit. But there are many aspects of a law firm which accumulate in order to turn out profit,

The youngest firm in the circle, founded in 1987, when Clifford Turner merged with Coward Chance, Clifford Chance not only was the first of the magic circle to practise US law

Magic circle firms first entered New York in the 1970s, with Linklaters opening an office in 1972, followed by Freshfields in 1977 and Allen & Overy in 1985. All struggled to make inroads. All

Gibson explained that Freshfields aims to transition from a Magic Circle firm to a global elite firm, as reflected in its pay increases. However, not all firms are faring equally.

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Four of the five members of this elite club of U.K. firms—Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and Linklaters—have each had offices in New York