"The Magic Circle" is an informal term describing the five most prestigious London-headquartered multinational law firms, which generally outperform the rest of the London law firms on profitability. The term has also been used to describe the most prestigious barristers' chambers in London. All of the 'Magic Circle' law firms and barristers' chambers specialise primarily in corporate law.
A&O Shearman, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are headquartered in the City of London. Slaughter & May's headquarters lie just outside the boundary of the City, in the Borough of Islington.
Clifford Chance is headquartered in Canary Wharf.
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other matters in which legal advice and other assistance are sought.
A law firm Mills & Reeve at the Botanic House, 100 Hills Road, Cambridge, England
Building occupied by Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, a major law firm operating in Finland, Sweden and Russia, on the Eteläesplanadi street in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
