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The term 'magic circle' was first coined by legal journalists in the late 1990s, and for the past 15 years it has consisted of a distinct group of five: A&O Shearman, Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Linklaters, and Slaughter and May. What sets these firms apart from the rest of the UK legal market?
Withersworldwide (formerly Withers Bergman) is an international law firm with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. Withers specializes in tax, trust and estate planning, as well as litigation, employment, family law, and other legal issues for individuals.
The firm has unparalleled expertise in commercial and tax law, trusts, estate planning, litigation, funds and investment, intellectual property, charities, employment, family law, immigration and other legal issues facing high net worth individuals.
Withers stands out in the legal field as the only international law firm to advise successful individuals, often on sensitive or confidential areas.
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Withers. Yes, they recruit on a rolling basis.
Headcount has remained fairly steady in the firm's two UK offices. Cambridge is a smaller hub, which focuses on life sciences and hosts only a handful of lawyers. London, meanwhile, has around 600 lawyers and support staff, taking on around thirteen new trainees each year.
With 220+ partners, over 650 lawyers and around 1,500 staff globally, our team is brimming with creativity, personality and legal knowledge.
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