Related Phrases
- Magic Circle (law) - five firms with headquarters in London regarded as the leading firms in the United Kingdom.
- Global Quartet or Big Four, referring to members of the Magic Circle other than Slaughter and May as it has, in general, not pursued a policy of expansion
- Golden Circle, a term used for example, by The Economist, or Silver Circle coined by The Lawyer magazine in 2005 to describe mid-market or boutique law firms in the UK with profits per partner levels similar to those of the Magic Circle but being much smaller in terms of overall turnover and numbers of lawyers
- White shoe firms or Charmed Circle, referring to law firms perceived to be the leading New York City law firms
- Seven Sisters, referring to the seven Canadian law firms considered to be the top tier
- Big Six law firms the six leading law firms in Australia.
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