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

https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland...
primrose cracking famous landscape painting area
  10/01/24
wtf is this normal
startled gold principal's office goal in life
  10/01/24
Do you really not get how KE works? It’s been like thi...
Underhanded infuriating azn pit
  10/01/24
lmao
startled gold principal's office goal in life
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...
Underhanded infuriating azn pit
  10/01/24
and they'll WILL DO, THANK you for the opportunity!
Coiffed lemon stock car lay
  10/01/24
yea this sounds horrid. when i was at an unprestigious bigla...
Mewling Black Church Organic Girlfriend
  10/01/24
dc should be mellower than nyc but yeah why would anyone ...
blathering genital piercing
  10/01/24
isn't it v10 or something? based on what i've heard that mak...
Mewling Black Church Organic Girlfriend
  10/01/24
no, it's v6 https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/...
blathering genital piercing
  10/01/24
Are these guys even equity partners who’ll get put on ...
Out-of-control scourge upon the earth
  10/05/25
They don't get K-1s, you can tell a "real" Kirklan...
primrose cracking famous landscape painting area
  10/05/25
...
Carnelian misanthropic set really tough guy
  10/05/25
Every single time
Trip theater stage ladyboy
  10/05/25
HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
Balding space gaping
  10/01/24
I see a few of my ls classmates
blathering genital piercing
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gaped rigor parlour
  10/01/24
k&e salt lake city partner tp
Dashing Hot Degenerate
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contagious pink indian lodge
  10/05/25
How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?
zippy bistre parlor
  10/01/24
Where the fuck is the 2025 list.
primrose cracking famous landscape painting area
  10/05/25
HOLY SHIT. Kirkland & Ellis Won’t Publicly Announ...
primrose cracking famous landscape painting area
  10/08/25
FUCK MY ASS
Sinister dog poop
  10/08/25
PLEASE CREDIT AUTOADMIT
primrose cracking famous landscape painting area
  10/08/25
GayGPT went thru the names and jfc 36% are NOWAG/NOWIG, just...
diverse cerise jew
  10/05/25
Honestly surprised it didn't balk at determining ethnicity b...
Laughsome Shrine
  10/05/25
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Marvelous Orchestra Pit
  10/17/25
SECOND PAGE PLEASE
startled gold principal's office goal in life
  10/17/25
Once you get to about the 30s, you're looking at "bigla...
Sapphire point
  10/17/25
Sleep tight, grim rite We have two hundred partners
startled gold principal's office goal in life
  10/17/25


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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:30 PM
Author: primrose cracking famous landscape painting area

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\u0026show=my",#48151490)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:32 PM
Author: startled gold principal's office goal in life

wtf is this normal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026show=my",#48151498)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:46 PM
Author: Underhanded infuriating azn pit

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\u0026show=my",#48151527)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: startled gold principal's office goal in life

lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026show=my",#48151530)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: Underhanded infuriating azn pit



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:50 PM
Author: Coiffed lemon stock car lay

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026show=my",#48151536)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:59 PM
Author: Mewling Black Church Organic Girlfriend

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\u0026show=my",#48151553)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:25 PM
Author: blathering genital piercing

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\u0026show=my",#48151661)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: Mewling Black Church Organic Girlfriend

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\u0026show=my",#48151668)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: blathering genital piercing

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\u0026show=my",#48151688)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:45 PM
Author: Out-of-control scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=my",#49327002)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: primrose cracking famous landscape painting area

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\u0026show=my",#49327004)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 4:13 PM
Author: Carnelian misanthropic set really tough guy



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Date: October 5th, 2025 5:23 PM
Author: Trip theater stage ladyboy

Every single time

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:49 PM
Author: Balding space gaping

HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: blathering genital piercing

I see a few of my ls classmates

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026show=my",#48151667)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:30 PM
Author: gaped rigor parlour



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: Dashing Hot Degenerate

k&e salt lake city partner tp

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Date: October 5th, 2025 8:06 PM
Author: contagious pink indian lodge



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:33 PM
Author: zippy bistre parlor

How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026show=my",#48151690)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:04 PM
Author: primrose cracking famous landscape painting area

Where the fuck is the 2025 list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026show=my",#49326942)



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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:42 PM
Author: primrose cracking famous landscape painting area

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\u0026show=my",#49334668)



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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:55 PM
Author: Sinister dog poop

FUCK MY ASS

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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: primrose cracking famous landscape painting area

PLEASE CREDIT AUTOADMIT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026show=my",#49334699)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:18 PM
Author: diverse cerise jew

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\u0026show=my",#49326961)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:41 PM
Author: Laughsome Shrine

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026show=my",#49326996)



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Date: October 17th, 2025 5:11 PM
Author: Marvelous Orchestra Pit



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Date: October 17th, 2025 5:14 PM
Author: startled gold principal's office goal in life

SECOND PAGE PLEASE

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Date: October 17th, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: Sapphire point

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\u0026show=my",#49356621)



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Date: October 17th, 2025 5:47 PM
Author: startled gold principal's office goal in life

Sleep tight, grim rite

We have two hundred partners

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2\u0026show=my",#49356390)