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Kirkland V5 SECURE; Milbank V10 SECURE; Gibson DUNN HERE (V11)

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opaque nubile factory reset button hell
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
cracking pistol
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
low-t jewess
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
cracking pistol
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
low-t jewess
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Ruby Point
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
razzle parlor
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
cracking pistol
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
twisted love of her life faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
soggy center
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
twinkling razzle-dazzle old irish cottage den
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
cracking pistol
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
twinkling razzle-dazzle old irish cottage den
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
twinkling razzle-dazzle old irish cottage den
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
cracking pistol
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Titillating Boltzmann
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
cracking pistol
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
cracking pistol
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
cracking pistol
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
orchid juggernaut
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Cerebral bearded mad-dog skullcap personal credit line
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
twisted love of her life faggot firefighter
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
cracking pistol
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
opaque nubile factory reset button hell
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
cracking pistol
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Disrespectful wonderful jap whorehouse
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Sadistic partner scourge upon the earth
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Wild Base
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
opaque nubile factory reset button hell
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Up-to-no-good shimmering sex offender voyeur
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
cracking pistol
  06/26/25
...
Mustard Maniacal Coffee Pot Space
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
emerald exhilarant market rigpig
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Autistic Chestnut Garrison
  06/26/25
...
lake judgmental office
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Sepia razzmatazz associate
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Aromatic Police Squad Headpube
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
charcoal stead community account
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
cracking pistol
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Aromatic Police Squad Headpube
  06/27/25
How was penn?
cracking pistol
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
twisted love of her life faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
soggy center
  06/27/25
...
cracking pistol
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Lascivious brunch elastic band
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Aromatic Police Squad Headpube
  06/27/25
...
Concupiscible gold striped hyena round eye
  06/27/25
...
cracking pistol
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
charcoal stead community account
  06/27/25
How is STB?
soggy center
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
stimulating khaki filthpig school
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
twisted love of her life faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
emerald exhilarant market rigpig
  06/27/25
...
Rambunctious Bateful Dingle Berry Milk
  06/27/25
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twisted love of her life faggot firefighter
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: opaque nubile factory reset button hell

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052006)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: cracking pistol

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: low-t jewess

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: cracking pistol

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: low-t jewess

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: Ruby Point

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: razzle parlor

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: cracking pistol

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: twisted love of her life faggot firefighter

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: soggy center

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: twinkling razzle-dazzle old irish cottage den

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: cracking pistol

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: twinkling razzle-dazzle old irish cottage den

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: twinkling razzle-dazzle old irish cottage den

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: cracking pistol

wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052014)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: Titillating Boltzmann

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: cracking pistol

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: cracking pistol

and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli

is this spaceporn's firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052016)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: cracking pistol

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: orchid juggernaut

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: Cerebral bearded mad-dog skullcap personal credit line

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 4:53 PM
Author: twisted love of her life faggot firefighter

Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052039)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: cracking pistol

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: opaque nubile factory reset button hell

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: cracking pistol

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: Disrespectful wonderful jap whorehouse

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053140)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: Sadistic partner scourge upon the earth

lol cr, very chill happy bros

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053406)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: Wild Base

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: opaque nubile factory reset button hell

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: Up-to-no-good shimmering sex offender voyeur

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: cracking pistol

where is _._. ______ law?

should be top 100 after the penis verdict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052055)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM
Author: Mustard Maniacal Coffee Pot Space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052828)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: emerald exhilarant market rigpig

messenger bag logo facing OUT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052792)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: Autistic Chestnut Garrison

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 2:38 AM
Author: lake judgmental office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053127)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:01 AM
Author: Sepia razzmatazz associate

Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053137)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM
Author: Aromatic Police Squad Headpube

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)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053216)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: charcoal stead community account

(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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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: cracking pistol

relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings.

(asking for a silent gen friend who went to umich when it was #1)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053245)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: Aromatic Police Squad Headpube

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)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053287)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: cracking pistol

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 10:09 AM
Author: twisted love of her life faggot firefighter

(jerry sandusky tp)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053463)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: soggy center

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: cracking pistol



(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: Lascivious brunch elastic band

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053271)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM
Author: Aromatic Police Squad Headpube

Clever Weil-bro post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053286)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:43 AM
Author: Concupiscible gold striped hyena round eye



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053324)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: cracking pistol



(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: charcoal stead community account

True although STB is SPS now



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053393)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM
Author: soggy center

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: stimulating khaki filthpig school

Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053501)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: twisted love of her life faggot firefighter

YOURE A PARTNER

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053507)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: emerald exhilarant market rigpig

Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business guys are impressed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054201)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: Rambunctious Bateful Dingle Berry Milk



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053812)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: twisted love of her life faggot firefighter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053817)