The ‘New’ Magic Circle Is Here, And U.S. Firms Dominate List

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If the original Magic Circle was defined by prestige, complexity and pricing power, then London already has a new one.

Kirkland & Ellis. Latham & Watkins. Paul Weiss. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

—  Paul Hodkinson, in commentary written for The Global Laywer of Law.com International, where he recasts the traditional Magic Circle firms based on today’s top firms and their performance in London. “Any ambitious graduate or established rainmaker deciding where to build a career would struggle to ignore this new group,” he writes. “They sit at the centre of some of the most lucrative and strategically important work in the London market.”

Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.

If the original Magic Circle was defined by prestige, complexity and pricing power, then London already has a new one.

Kirkland & Ellis. Latham & Watkins. Paul Weiss. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

—  Paul Hodkinson, in commentary written for The Global Laywer of Law.com International, where he recasts the traditional Magic Circle firms based on today’s top firms and their performance in London. “Any ambitious graduate or established rainmaker deciding where to build a career would struggle to ignore this new group,” he writes. “They sit at the centre of some of the most lucrative and strategically important work in the London market.”

Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.