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

https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland...
Bespoke rambunctious brunch legal warrant
  10/01/24
wtf is this normal
autistic curious trump supporter
  10/01/24
Do you really not get how KE works? It’s been like thi...
translucent native
  10/01/24
lmao
autistic curious trump supporter
  10/01/24
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translucent native
  10/01/24
and they'll WILL DO, THANK you for the opportunity!
Soul-stirring Ocher Meetinghouse Patrolman
  10/01/24
yea this sounds horrid. when i was at an unprestigious bigla...
Maize nursing home jewess
  10/01/24
dc should be mellower than nyc but yeah why would anyone ...
cordovan multi-billionaire really tough guy
  10/01/24
isn't it v10 or something? based on what i've heard that mak...
Maize nursing home jewess
  10/01/24
no, it's v6 https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/...
cordovan multi-billionaire really tough guy
  10/01/24
Are these guys even equity partners who’ll get put on ...
Big depressive
  10/05/25
They don't get K-1s, you can tell a "real" Kirklan...
Bespoke rambunctious brunch legal warrant
  10/05/25
...
Soggy macaca church building
  10/05/25
Every single time
citrine stain codepig
  10/05/25
HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
Bearded skinny woman address
  10/01/24
I see a few of my ls classmates
cordovan multi-billionaire really tough guy
  10/01/24
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medicated cruise ship prole
  10/01/24
k&e salt lake city partner tp
Harsh Stag Film Pisswyrm
  10/01/24
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cream antidepressant drug
  10/05/25
How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?
180 swollen bawdyhouse sweet tailpipe
  10/01/24
Where the fuck is the 2025 list.
Bespoke rambunctious brunch legal warrant
  10/05/25
HOLY SHIT. Kirkland & Ellis Won’t Publicly Announ...
Bespoke rambunctious brunch legal warrant
  10/08/25
FUCK MY ASS
Zombie-like property sex offender
  10/08/25
PLEASE CREDIT AUTOADMIT
Bespoke rambunctious brunch legal warrant
  10/08/25
GayGPT went thru the names and jfc 36% are NOWAG/NOWIG, just...
Heady Ticket Booth Party Of The First Part
  10/05/25
Honestly surprised it didn't balk at determining ethnicity b...
Swashbuckling Site Travel Guidebook
  10/05/25
...
A Dick is Not Dispositive
  10/17/25
SECOND PAGE PLEASE
Ass Sunstein
  10/17/25
Once you get to about the 30s, you're looking at "bigla...
~~(> ' ' )>
  10/17/25
Sleep tight, grim rite We have two hundred partners
Ass Sunstein
  10/17/25


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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:30 PM
Author: Bespoke rambunctious brunch legal warrant

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\u0026hid=#48151490)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:32 PM
Author: autistic curious trump supporter

wtf is this normal

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:46 PM
Author: translucent native

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\u0026hid=#48151527)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: autistic curious trump supporter

lmao

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: translucent native



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:50 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Ocher Meetinghouse Patrolman

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#48151536)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:59 PM
Author: Maize nursing home jewess

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\u0026hid=#48151553)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:25 PM
Author: cordovan multi-billionaire really tough guy

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

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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: Maize nursing home jewess

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\u0026hid=#48151668)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: cordovan multi-billionaire really tough guy

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

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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:45 PM
Author: Big depressive

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\u0026hid=#49327002)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: Bespoke rambunctious brunch legal warrant

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\u0026hid=#49327004)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 4:13 PM
Author: Soggy macaca church building



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Date: October 5th, 2025 5:23 PM
Author: citrine stain codepig

Every single time

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:49 PM
Author: Bearded skinny woman address

HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: cordovan multi-billionaire really tough guy

I see a few of my ls classmates

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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:30 PM
Author: medicated cruise ship prole



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: Harsh Stag Film Pisswyrm

k&e salt lake city partner tp

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Date: October 5th, 2025 8:06 PM
Author: cream antidepressant drug



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:33 PM
Author: 180 swollen bawdyhouse sweet tailpipe

How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?

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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:04 PM
Author: Bespoke rambunctious brunch legal warrant

Where the fuck is the 2025 list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49326942)



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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:42 PM
Author: Bespoke rambunctious brunch legal warrant

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\u0026hid=#49334668)



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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:55 PM
Author: Zombie-like property sex offender

FUCK MY ASS

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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: Bespoke rambunctious brunch legal warrant

PLEASE CREDIT AUTOADMIT

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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:18 PM
Author: Heady Ticket Booth Party Of The First Part

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\u0026hid=#49326961)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:41 PM
Author: Swashbuckling Site Travel Guidebook

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49326996)



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Date: October 17th, 2025 5:11 PM
Author: A Dick is Not Dispositive



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Date: October 17th, 2025 5:14 PM
Author: Ass Sunstein

SECOND PAGE PLEASE

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Date: October 17th, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: ~~(> ' ' )>

Once you get to about the 30s, you're looking at "biglaw" firms that have lawyers who are about as good as those at lots of much smaller local firms.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49356621)



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Date: October 17th, 2025 5:47 PM
Author: Ass Sunstein

Sleep tight, grim rite

We have two hundred partners

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