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

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wonderful embarrassed to the bone ratface deer antler
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
indecent odious french chef
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
indecent odious french chef
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
snowy galvanic locale circlehead
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
light apoplectic ticket booth
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
fragrant nofapping area
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
vigorous bronze mexican
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
pea-brained beady-eyed useless brakes
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
pea-brained beady-eyed useless brakes
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
pea-brained beady-eyed useless brakes
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
flushed useless headpube
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
deranged jewess
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Cerise histrionic hospital kitty
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
fragrant nofapping area
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
wonderful embarrassed to the bone ratface deer antler
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
violent curious chapel weed whacker
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
big bearded senate
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Passionate saffron casino
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
wonderful embarrassed to the bone ratface deer antler
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
autistic lay
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/26/25
...
Drunken trump supporter theater stage
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
vivacious turquoise tattoo
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
hot aphrodisiac striped hyena plaza
  06/26/25
...
slimy stead
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
thriller overrated pozpig
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
concupiscible cyan meetinghouse
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Big-titted faggotry
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
concupiscible cyan meetinghouse
  06/27/25
How was penn?
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
fragrant nofapping area
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
vigorous bronze mexican
  06/27/25
...
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Mewling Background Story Indirect Expression
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
concupiscible cyan meetinghouse
  06/27/25
...
submissive whorehouse main people
  06/27/25
...
irradiated stage love of her life
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Big-titted faggotry
  06/27/25
How is STB?
vigorous bronze mexican
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Painfully honest cordovan crotch mediation
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
fragrant nofapping area
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
vivacious turquoise tattoo
  06/27/25
...
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fragrant nofapping area
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: wonderful embarrassed to the bone ratface deer antler

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: indecent odious french chef

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: indecent odious french chef

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: snowy galvanic locale circlehead

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: light apoplectic ticket booth

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: fragrant nofapping area

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: vigorous bronze mexican

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: pea-brained beady-eyed useless brakes

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: pea-brained beady-eyed useless brakes

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: pea-brained beady-eyed useless brakes

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: flushed useless headpube

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: deranged jewess

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: Cerise histrionic hospital kitty

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: fragrant nofapping area

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: wonderful embarrassed to the bone ratface deer antler

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: violent curious chapel weed whacker

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: big bearded senate

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: Passionate saffron casino

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: wonderful embarrassed to the bone ratface deer antler

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: autistic lay

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: Drunken trump supporter theater stage



(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: vivacious turquoise tattoo

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: hot aphrodisiac striped hyena plaza

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: slimy stead



(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: thriller overrated pozpig

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: concupiscible cyan meetinghouse

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: Big-titted faggotry

(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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: concupiscible cyan meetinghouse

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: irradiated stage love of her life

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: fragrant nofapping area

(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: vigorous bronze mexican

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: irradiated stage love of her life



(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: Mewling Background Story Indirect Expression

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: concupiscible cyan meetinghouse

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: submissive whorehouse main people



(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: irradiated stage love of her life



(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: Big-titted faggotry

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: vigorous bronze mexican

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: Painfully honest cordovan crotch mediation

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: fragrant nofapping area

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: vivacious turquoise tattoo

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: Crystalline Dilemma Faggot Firefighter



(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: fragrant nofapping area



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