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KIRKLAND & ELLIS SHATTERS THE MARKET, NAMES MORE THAN 200 PARTNERS

https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland...
Poppy lascivious macaca
  10/01/24
wtf is this normal
wild laser beams
  10/01/24
Do you really not get how KE works? It’s been like thi...
Stirring preventive strike
  10/01/24
lmao
wild laser beams
  10/01/24
...
Stirring preventive strike
  10/01/24
and they'll WILL DO, THANK you for the opportunity!
Wine Dilemma Sex Offender
  10/01/24
yea this sounds horrid. when i was at an unprestigious bigla...
Mentally impaired puppy circlehead
  10/01/24
dc should be mellower than nyc but yeah why would anyone ...
citrine charismatic national security agency
  10/01/24
isn't it v10 or something? based on what i've heard that mak...
Mentally impaired puppy circlehead
  10/01/24
no, it's v6 https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/...
citrine charismatic national security agency
  10/01/24
Are these guys even equity partners who’ll get put on ...
Mewling aromatic stead
  10/05/25
They don't get K-1s, you can tell a "real" Kirklan...
Poppy lascivious macaca
  10/05/25
...
ruby nursing home
  10/05/25
Every single time
Aqua Messiness Lay
  10/05/25
HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
Gay Federal Station People Who Are Hurt
  10/01/24
I see a few of my ls classmates
citrine charismatic national security agency
  10/01/24
...
Blathering den indirect expression
  10/01/24
k&e salt lake city partner tp
passionate library
  10/01/24
...
Elite Vengeful Corner
  10/05/25
How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?
sienna bateful whorehouse partner
  10/01/24
Where the fuck is the 2025 list.
Poppy lascivious macaca
  10/05/25
HOLY SHIT. Kirkland & Ellis Won’t Publicly Announ...
lfo
  10/08/25
FUCK MY ASS
dickhole 4nicatiounzzzz
  10/08/25
PLEASE CREDIT AUTOADMIT
lfo
  10/08/25
GayGPT went thru the names and jfc 36% are NOWAG/NOWIG, just...
Comical striped hyena
  10/05/25
Honestly surprised it didn't balk at determining ethnicity b...
Wonderful Useless Brakes
  10/05/25


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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:30 PM
Author: Poppy lascivious macaca

https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland-and-ellis-announces-new-partners

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151490)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:32 PM
Author: wild laser beams

wtf is this normal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151498)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:46 PM
Author: Stirring preventive strike

Do you really not get how KE works? It’s been like this for decades. These are all rising 7th year associates who they give the partner title to. They’ll make less money next year than their peers at other firms while they pay taxes on a K-1 and are billed out at $1,300 an hour.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151527)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: wild laser beams

lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151530)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: Stirring preventive strike



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:50 PM
Author: Wine Dilemma Sex Offender

and they'll WILL DO, THANK you for the opportunity!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151536)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:59 PM
Author: Mentally impaired puppy circlehead

yea this sounds horrid. when i was at an unprestigious biglaw firm in dc, a guy who'd left the firm just before i joined went over to KE. he made "partner" and then 1-2 years after that went to seyfarth (even less prestigious than my firm). i know a couple associates there and he's apparently a psycopath piece of shit. bigtime gunner, but even he couldn't hack it at KE. it sounds awful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151553)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:25 PM
Author: citrine charismatic national security agency

dc should be mellower than nyc

but yeah why would anyone consider kirkland or latham a v5?

this is as ridiculous as us news claiming jhu is t10 or w/e

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151661)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: Mentally impaired puppy circlehead

isn't it v10 or something? based on what i've heard that makes no sense. it sounds like a shithouse.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151668)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: citrine charismatic national security agency

no, it's v6

https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings#rankings-group-0

imagine waking up and seeing paul hastings or cadwalader in the v10

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151688)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:45 PM
Author: Mewling aromatic stead

Are these guys even equity partners who’ll get put on K-1s (and buy their own insurance and all that mess)? Or do they just get the title (and get billed at new inflated rates) but they’re still really W-2 employees for a few more years while they get their “look” at real partner

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#49327002)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: Poppy lascivious macaca

They don't get K-1s, you can tell a "real" Kirkland partner when he gets a PC next to his name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#49327004)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 4:13 PM
Author: ruby nursing home



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Date: October 5th, 2025 5:23 PM
Author: Aqua Messiness Lay

Every single time

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:49 PM
Author: Gay Federal Station People Who Are Hurt

HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151534)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: citrine charismatic national security agency

I see a few of my ls classmates

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151667)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:30 PM
Author: Blathering den indirect expression



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: passionate library

k&e salt lake city partner tp

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Date: October 5th, 2025 8:06 PM
Author: Elite Vengeful Corner



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:33 PM
Author: sienna bateful whorehouse partner

How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#48151690)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:04 PM
Author: Poppy lascivious macaca

Where the fuck is the 2025 list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#49326942)



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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:42 PM
Author: lfo

HOLY SHIT.

Kirkland & Ellis Won’t Publicly Announce New Partners This Year, Marking Strategy Shift

https://www.law.com/2025/10/08/kirkland-and-ellis-wont-publicly-announce-new-partners-this-year-marking-strategy-shift/?slreturn=20251008144054

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#49334668)



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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:55 PM
Author: dickhole 4nicatiounzzzz

FUCK MY ASS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#49334694)



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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: lfo

PLEASE CREDIT AUTOADMIT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#49334699)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:18 PM
Author: Comical striped hyena

GayGPT went thru the names and jfc 36% are NOWAG/NOWIG, just lol Birdshits

Result — estimated distribution (200 names)

Origin category Count (of 200) Percent

Anglo / Western European (English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, Dutch, etc.) 84 42.0%

East Asian (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc.) 38 19.0%

South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan) 34 17.0%

Other Europe / Mediterranean (Italian, Greek, Portuguese, etc.) 10 5.0%

Eastern European / Slavic / Balkan 7 3.5%

Hispanic / Latino 6 3.0%

Middle Eastern / Arabic / North African 6 3.0%

African / Nigerian / Sub-Saharan 3 1.5%

Ambiguous / Mixed / Couldn’t confidently classify 12 6.0%

Total 200 100.0%

Quick interpretation

The single largest group appears to be Anglo/Western European-origin surnames (~42%) — expected for a global US-headquartered firm with many UK/US partners.

East Asian (mainly Chinese, Korean) and South Asian names together make up a large minority (~36% combined), reflecting strong representation of Asian-origin lawyers in international firms.

Smaller shares come from Eastern Europe, Middle East, Hispanic, and African-origin names.

~6% are genuinely ambiguous from the name alone (e.g., names that could plausibly be from multiple regions, rare or modern hybrid names).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#49326961)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:41 PM
Author: Wonderful Useless Brakes

Honestly surprised it didn't balk at determining ethnicity by surname.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2/#49326996)