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Kirkland V5 SECURE; Milbank V10 SECURE; Gibson DUNN HERE (V11)
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM Author: Amethyst Library https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings
#1 Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
#2 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
#3 Skadden
#4 Latham & Watkins
#5 Kirkland & Ellis
#6 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
#7 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
#8 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
#9 Milbank LLP
#10 Simpson Thacher
#11 Gibson Dunn |
Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over the past 20 years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052012) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:42 PM Author: blue pozpig pocket flask The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number one (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052822) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:45 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely in the top 5 (perhaps sometimes out?) to back to solid top 3? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052832) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:48 PM Author: blue pozpig pocket flask They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They’ve been losing partners/business for ages. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052838) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:50 PM Author: Heady Well-lubricated Background Story Rehab the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failure to adjust to modernity (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052842) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:41 AM Author: canary roast beef coffee pot Because 20 years is a long fucking time? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053272) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:52 AM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053413) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:07 AM Author: insecure soul-stirring casino its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better than s&c or dpw. skadden perhaps has a case. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053456) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:10 AM Author: 180 Demanding Party Of The First Part Shitlib CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thing is rancid flame. Place is full of UIUC grads. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053468) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM Author: Titillating cruise ship coldplay fan You're stuck in 2005. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054437) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054461) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM Author: Titillating cruise ship coldplay fan not disagreeing there .... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054462) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM Author: Titillating cruise ship coldplay fan Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054440) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:46 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM Author: Duck-like lascivious toaster Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052790) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:39 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme biglaw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052821) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:47 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli
is this spaceporn's firm? |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052023) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:53 AM Author: Green Location Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied history and full service range of practice areas. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053336) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM Author: Elite market 180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via associate pay increases. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052025) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life vest and dive right in, and lawyers at this litigation powerhouse wouldn’t have it any other way. Litigators looking to roll up their sleeves and learn on the job will feel right at home here. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052044) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:20 PM Author: Amethyst Library You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you’ve landed a spot at Latham & Watkins. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052774) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:38 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 offices (including relationship firms) around the world and is home to more than 4,000 lawyers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052820) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:13 AM Author: exhilarant medicated stage halford Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for the polite, amiable Midwestern vibes as well as the sincere commitment to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace.
lol yeah lots of folksy people wandering the halls there. They just love small talk |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM Author: red son of senegal stead I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the most transactional by far. Nobody gave a fuck about anybody else other than their tiny in group and they just rented the Sidley brand name. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053841) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:08 PM Author: Amethyst Library polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054162) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:55 PM Author: razzle saffron mad-dog skullcap wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052048) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:57 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested where is _._. ______ law?
should be top 100 after the penis verdict |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM Author: Trip juggernaut (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052828) |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM Author: Amber Genital Piercing My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052844) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM Author: translucent deep puppy What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranking from your time as an associate, (b) current rank, or (c) whichever is higher
I believe in (a) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM Author: Light nofapping new version (c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made it increase after you left (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053237) |
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(asking for a silent gen friend who went to umich when it was #1) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM Author: translucent deep puppy I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them:
HYS (Just use school name) CCNP (just say top 5 and hope you don't have to explain) BVMN (just say top 10) TTT (anywhere lower, pretend you're a plumber) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested How was penn? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053374) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM Author: 180 Demanding Party Of The First Part Shitlib I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy if they knew their CDO was spending time advertising on xo instead of making connections at regional DLA Piper offices. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053489) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 1:38 PM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054103) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:40 AM Author: Overrated talented mother hall I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus here is (c) - also FWIW no one is under any illusion that Kirkland and Kirkland branded products (e.g., Skadden and Latham) are prestigious. No one at my T6 (historical) wanted to go there.
The legacy undisputed V5 is WLRK, CSM, S&C, DPW and STB. |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM Author: hot unhinged senate idea he suggested (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053373) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 AM Author: Light nofapping new version True although STB is SPS now
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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM Author: 180 Demanding Party Of The First Part Shitlib How is STB? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053474) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:19 AM Author: Gay Trailer Park Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market?? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053501) |
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