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1 Law firms
2 Barristers' chambers
3 Rankings
4 See also
5 References
Law firms[edit]
The five law firms generally regarded as constituting the Magic Circle are: [2][4]
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
United
2 DLA Piper $2,480,000,000 Kingdom/Unite
d States
United
5 Clifford Chance $2,130,000,000
Kingdom
United
7 Linklaters $1,960,000,000
Kingdom
United
8 Allen & Overy $1,930,000,000
Kingdom
United
9 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer $1,920,000,000
Kingdom
United
10 Norton Rose Fulbright $1,900,000,000
Kingdom
Those UK-headquartered firms commonly regarded as the main competitors of the Magic Circle are
sometimes referred to as the "Silver Circle"; these firms are generally smaller than the members of
the Magic Circle in revenues, but also have a level of earnings per-partner and earnings per-lawyer
which are far above the average for UK-based law firms. [6][7]
3 Linklaters 1,255,100,000
9 Dentons 807,300,000
10 CMS 710,400,000
Barristers' chambers[edit]
The following barristers' chambers are often described as constituting the Bar's Magic Circle: [9]
Blackstone Chambers[10]
Rankings[edit]
List of 100 largest law firms globally (2010)
See also[edit]
Big Five law firms (South Africa)
References[edit]
1. Jump up^ 'Different types of law firm'
3. Jump up^ "It's a kind of magic". The Law Gazette. 21 May 2004.
Retrieved 9 May 2011.
7. Jump up^ "'Silver circle' firms upset the legal order". The Times. 28
August 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
10. Jump up^ Dowell, Katy (2011). "The Bar". The Lawyer (London:
Centaur Media). Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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