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

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Multi-colored philosopher-king
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
comical ungodly pozpig
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
comical ungodly pozpig
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Titillating piazza
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Soul-stirring charcoal fortuitous meteor library
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Saffron bateful sweet tailpipe theater
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
White Autistic Stage
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Razzmatazz seedy incel
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Razzmatazz seedy incel
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Razzmatazz seedy incel
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Galvanic Sapphire Puppy Native
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
lilac den alpha
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
adulterous jade internal respiration church building
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Saffron bateful sweet tailpipe theater
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Multi-colored philosopher-king
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Razzle useless brakes property
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
yellow appetizing hall water buffalo
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
big-titted ebony center sound barrier
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Multi-colored philosopher-king
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
impressive pocket flask house
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/26/25
...
Drunken vibrant field legal warrant
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Silver dingle berry stag film
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Twinkling beady-eyed genital piercing ceo
  06/26/25
...
fragrant bespoke gas station
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
slippery pink locus
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
vigorous dilemma really tough guy
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Frozen halford liquid oxygen
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
vigorous dilemma really tough guy
  06/27/25
How was penn?
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Saffron bateful sweet tailpipe theater
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
White Autistic Stage
  06/27/25
...
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
racy range
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
vigorous dilemma really tough guy
  06/27/25
...
Emerald son of senegal masturbator
  06/27/25
...
provocative public bath hunting ground
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Frozen halford liquid oxygen
  06/27/25
How is STB?
White Autistic Stage
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Pea-brained roommate
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Saffron bateful sweet tailpipe theater
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Silver dingle berry stag film
  06/27/25
...
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  06/27/25
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Saffron bateful sweet tailpipe theater
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Multi-colored philosopher-king

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: comical ungodly pozpig

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: comical ungodly pozpig

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: Titillating piazza

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: Soul-stirring charcoal fortuitous meteor library

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: Saffron bateful sweet tailpipe theater

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: White Autistic Stage

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: Razzmatazz seedy incel

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: Razzmatazz seedy incel

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: Razzmatazz seedy incel

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: Galvanic Sapphire Puppy Native

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: lilac den alpha

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: adulterous jade internal respiration church building

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: Saffron bateful sweet tailpipe theater

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: Multi-colored philosopher-king

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: Razzle useless brakes property

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: yellow appetizing hall water buffalo

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: big-titted ebony center sound barrier

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: Multi-colored philosopher-king

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: impressive pocket flask house

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: Drunken vibrant field legal warrant



(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: Silver dingle berry stag film

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: Twinkling beady-eyed genital piercing ceo

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: fragrant bespoke gas station



(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: slippery pink locus

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: vigorous dilemma really tough guy

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: Frozen halford liquid oxygen

(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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: vigorous dilemma really tough guy

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: provocative public bath hunting ground

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: Saffron bateful sweet tailpipe theater

(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: White Autistic Stage

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: provocative public bath hunting ground



(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: racy range

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: vigorous dilemma really tough guy

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: Emerald son of senegal masturbator



(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: provocative public bath hunting ground



(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: Frozen halford liquid oxygen

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: White Autistic Stage

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: Pea-brained roommate

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: Saffron bateful sweet tailpipe theater

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: Silver dingle berry stag film

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: maize stirring codepig voyeur



(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: Saffron bateful sweet tailpipe theater



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