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self-absorbed bespoke abode
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
nudist fishy double fault stage
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
nudist fishy double fault stage
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
violet dashing whorehouse milk
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Smoky Passionate Sex Offender Dilemma
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
cordovan big rigor area
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
peach dingle berry brethren
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
bat shit crazy gaped market mother
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
bat shit crazy gaped market mother
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
bat shit crazy gaped market mother
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Multi-colored Nursing Home
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
sadistic coldplay fan theatre
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Tripping galvanic business firm
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
cordovan big rigor area
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
self-absorbed bespoke abode
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Chestnut Stirring Space Masturbator
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
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  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
crusty principal's office
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
self-absorbed bespoke abode
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Bronze foreskin ratface
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/26/25
...
marvelous chad
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
cracking headpube dysfunction
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Lime Appetizing Locus Friendly Grandma
  06/26/25
...
domesticated hospital fat ankles
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Twisted Fragrant Circlehead
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Elite Fuchsia Casino Pervert
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
bossy knife
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Elite Fuchsia Casino Pervert
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
cordovan big rigor area
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
peach dingle berry brethren
  06/27/25
...
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Jade Hominid
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Elite Fuchsia Casino Pervert
  06/27/25
...
Topaz Supple Range Son Of Senegal
  06/27/25
...
Comical faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
bossy knife
  06/27/25
How is STB?
peach dingle berry brethren
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Aromatic twinkling set depressive
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
cordovan big rigor area
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: self-absorbed bespoke abode

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#49052006)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

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#49052012)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:42 PM
Author: nudist fishy double fault stage

The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49052822)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:45 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

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#49052832)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:48 PM
Author: nudist fishy double fault stage

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#49052838)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:50 PM
Author: violet dashing whorehouse milk

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#49052842)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:41 AM
Author: Smoky Passionate Sex Offender Dilemma

Because 20 years is a long fucking time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49053272)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49053413)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: cordovan big rigor 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#49053456)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:10 AM
Author: peach dingle berry brethren

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#49053468)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: bat shit crazy gaped market mother

You're stuck in 2005.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49054437)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49054461)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: bat shit crazy gaped market mother

not disagreeing there ....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49054462)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: bat shit crazy gaped market mother

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#49054440)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:46 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke



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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: Multi-colored Nursing Home

Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49052790)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49052821)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:47 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli

is this spaceporn's firm?

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49052023)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:53 AM
Author: sadistic coldplay fan theatre

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#49053336)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Tripping galvanic business firm

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#49052025)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:53 PM
Author: cordovan big rigor area

Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

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#49052044)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: self-absorbed bespoke abode

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#49052774)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:38 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

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#49052820)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:13 AM
Author: Chestnut Stirring Space Masturbator

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#49053140)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: Deranged sepia indian lodge antidepressant drug

lol cr, very chill happy bros

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: crusty principal's office

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#49053841)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: self-absorbed bespoke abode

polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49054162)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Bronze foreskin ratface

wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49052048)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

where is _._. ______ law?

should be top 100 after the penis verdict

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM
Author: marvelous chad



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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: cracking headpube dysfunction

messenger bag logo facing OUT

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: Lime Appetizing Locus Friendly Grandma

My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49052844)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:38 AM
Author: domesticated hospital fat ankles



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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:01 AM
Author: Twisted Fragrant Circlehead

Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM
Author: Elite Fuchsia Casino Pervert

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#49053216)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: bossy knife

(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#49053237)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

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#49053245)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: Elite Fuchsia Casino Pervert

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#49053287)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter

How was penn?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49053374)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: cordovan big rigor area

(jerry sandusky tp)

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: peach dingle berry brethren

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#49053489)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49054103)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: Jade Hominid

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#49053271)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM
Author: Elite Fuchsia Casino Pervert

Clever Weil-bro post

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:43 AM
Author: Topaz Supple Range Son Of Senegal



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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Comical faggot firefighter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49053373)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 AM
Author: bossy knife

True although STB is SPS now



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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM
Author: peach dingle berry brethren

How is STB?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49053474)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Aromatic twinkling set depressive

Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: cordovan big rigor area

YOURE A PARTNER

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: cracking headpube dysfunction

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#49054201)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: Puce Roast Beef Forum



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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: cordovan big rigor area



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