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

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violet deer antler ticket booth
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Olive Charismatic Stage
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Olive Charismatic Stage
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Burgundy dopamine kitty
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
mustard talented national rigpig
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Flesh arousing water buffalo
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Bateful Bawdyhouse Pervert
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
scarlet aromatic set
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
scarlet aromatic set
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
scarlet aromatic set
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
infuriating mind-boggling area
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Lilac big death wish place of business
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Cream heady orchestra pit
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Flesh arousing water buffalo
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
violet deer antler ticket booth
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Contagious sienna crackhouse
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
gold stead newt
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Appetizing Saffron Keepsake Machete Gas Station
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
violet deer antler ticket booth
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
offensive ultramarine church building
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/26/25
...
Sticky Concupiscible Brunch
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
sooty greedy psychic
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
galvanic poppy kitchen
  06/26/25
...
seedy theater stage jew
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Yellow Locale
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Sexy prole box office
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
low-t massive boiling water office
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Sexy prole box office
  06/27/25
How was penn?
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Flesh arousing water buffalo
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Bateful Bawdyhouse Pervert
  06/27/25
...
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
pale indecent telephone
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Sexy prole box office
  06/27/25
...
dun goal in life
  06/27/25
...
adventurous whorehouse factory reset button
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
low-t massive boiling water office
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Bateful Bawdyhouse Pervert
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
curious background story party of the first part
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Flesh arousing water buffalo
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
sooty greedy psychic
  06/27/25
...
umber hall
  06/27/25
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Flesh arousing water buffalo
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: violet deer antler ticket booth

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: Olive Charismatic 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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: Olive Charismatic 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: Burgundy dopamine kitty

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: mustard talented national rigpig

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: Flesh arousing water buffalo

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: Bateful Bawdyhouse Pervert

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: scarlet aromatic set

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: scarlet aromatic set

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: scarlet aromatic set

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: infuriating mind-boggling area

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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 big death wish place of business

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: Cream heady orchestra pit

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: Flesh arousing water buffalo

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: violet deer antler ticket booth

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: Contagious sienna crackhouse

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: gold stead newt

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: Appetizing Saffron Keepsake Machete Gas Station

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: violet deer antler ticket booth

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: offensive ultramarine church building

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: Sticky Concupiscible Brunch



(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: sooty greedy psychic

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: galvanic poppy kitchen

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: seedy theater stage jew



(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: Yellow Locale

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: Sexy prole box office

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: low-t massive boiling water office

(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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: Sexy prole box office

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button

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: Flesh arousing water buffalo

(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: Bateful Bawdyhouse Pervert

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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button



(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: pale indecent telephone

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: Sexy prole box office

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: dun goal in life



(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: adventurous whorehouse factory reset button



(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: low-t massive boiling water office

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: Bateful Bawdyhouse Pervert

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: curious background story party of the first part

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: Flesh arousing water buffalo

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: sooty greedy psychic

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: umber hall



(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: Flesh arousing water buffalo



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