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

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Bateful Dun Headpube
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
copper native
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
violet police squad
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
copper native
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
violet police squad
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Transparent French Coldplay Fan
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
buff aphrodisiac weed whacker hell
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
copper native
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
pearly titillating ticket booth
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
saffron naked son of senegal
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
judgmental associate site
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
copper native
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
judgmental associate site
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
judgmental associate site
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
copper native
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Heady brindle codepig jap
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
copper native
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
copper native
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
copper native
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
mauve boyish cuckoldry
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Unholy Round Eye
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
pearly titillating ticket booth
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
copper native
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Bateful Dun Headpube
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
copper native
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Opaque Theater International Law Enforcement Agency
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
flesh sweet tailpipe toilet seat
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
provocative school cafeteria dysfunction
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Bateful Dun Headpube
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
hairraiser internal respiration cumskin
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
copper native
  06/26/25
...
Navy striped hyena
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
purple dilemma
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
soggy candlestick maker property
  06/26/25
...
floppy community account brunch
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
white laughsome factory reset button deer antler
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
pearl sickened station sneaky criminal
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
nofapping red pisswyrm lodge
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
copper native
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
pearl sickened station sneaky criminal
  06/27/25
How was penn?
copper native
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
pearly titillating ticket booth
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
saffron naked son of senegal
  06/27/25
...
copper native
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
sepia spot roast beef
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
pearl sickened station sneaky criminal
  06/27/25
...
Slate Kitchen Nibblets
  06/27/25
...
copper native
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
nofapping red pisswyrm lodge
  06/27/25
How is STB?
saffron naked son of senegal
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
razzle-dazzle zombie-like menage
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
pearly titillating ticket booth
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
purple dilemma
  06/27/25
...
olive bbw
  06/27/25
...
pearly titillating ticket booth
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Bateful Dun Headpube

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: copper native

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: violet police squad

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: copper native

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: violet police squad

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: Transparent French Coldplay Fan

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: buff aphrodisiac weed whacker hell

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: copper native

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: pearly titillating ticket booth

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: saffron naked son of senegal

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: judgmental associate site

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: copper native

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: judgmental associate site

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: judgmental associate site

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: copper native

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: Heady brindle codepig jap

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: copper native

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: copper native

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: copper native

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: mauve boyish cuckoldry

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: Unholy Round Eye

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: pearly titillating ticket booth

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: copper native

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: Bateful Dun Headpube

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: copper native

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: Opaque Theater International Law Enforcement Agency

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: flesh sweet tailpipe toilet seat

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: provocative school cafeteria dysfunction

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: Bateful Dun Headpube

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: hairraiser internal respiration cumskin

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: copper native

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: Navy striped hyena



(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: purple dilemma

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: soggy candlestick maker property

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: floppy community account brunch



(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: white laughsome factory reset button deer antler

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: pearl sickened station sneaky criminal

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: nofapping red pisswyrm lodge

(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: copper native

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: pearl sickened station sneaky criminal

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: copper native

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: pearly titillating ticket booth

(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: saffron naked son of senegal

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: copper native



(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: sepia spot roast beef

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: pearl sickened station sneaky criminal

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: Slate Kitchen Nibblets



(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: copper native



(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: nofapping red pisswyrm lodge

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: saffron naked son of senegal

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: razzle-dazzle zombie-like menage

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: pearly titillating ticket booth

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: purple dilemma

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: olive bbw



(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: pearly titillating ticket booth



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