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

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fluffy lilac sound barrier sex offender
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Black area indirect expression
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Navy flirting ladyboy hominid
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Black area indirect expression
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Navy flirting ladyboy hominid
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Vivacious obsidian chapel goal in life
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
opaque self-absorbed liquid oxygen rehab
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Black area indirect expression
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Marvelous striped hyena mood
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
beady-eyed mother
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Excitant pearly crotch elastic band
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Black area indirect expression
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Excitant pearly crotch elastic band
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Excitant pearly crotch elastic band
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Black area indirect expression
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Massive Amber Spot
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Black area indirect expression
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Black area indirect expression
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Black area indirect expression
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
salmon sneaky criminal stage
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
aromatic bipolar native
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Marvelous striped hyena mood
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Black area indirect expression
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
fluffy lilac sound barrier sex offender
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Black area indirect expression
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Ruby swashbuckling location generalized bond
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
onyx embarrassed to the bone hunting ground
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
aquamarine maniacal step-uncle's house keepsake machete
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
fluffy lilac sound barrier sex offender
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Talented Bisexual Locale Jap
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Black area indirect expression
  06/26/25
...
Elite hyperventilating macaca center
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
big-titted church stain
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
bateful rough-skinned parlour ape
  06/26/25
...
Metal hairless den azn
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
180 church building
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Cerise Hissy Fit Persian
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
cracking hall community account
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Black area indirect expression
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Cerise Hissy Fit Persian
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Black area indirect expression
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Marvelous striped hyena mood
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
beady-eyed mother
  06/27/25
...
Black area indirect expression
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
galvanic nighttime trailer park
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Cerise Hissy Fit Persian
  06/27/25
...
drab titillating office death wish
  06/27/25
...
Black area indirect expression
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
cracking hall community account
  06/27/25
How is STB?
beady-eyed mother
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Hairraiser Crackhouse Cuckoldry
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Marvelous striped hyena mood
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
big-titted church stain
  06/27/25
...
Magical appetizing feces
  06/27/25
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Marvelous striped hyena mood
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: fluffy lilac sound barrier sex offender

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: Black area indirect expression

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: Navy flirting ladyboy hominid

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: Black area indirect expression

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: Navy flirting ladyboy hominid

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: Vivacious obsidian chapel goal in life

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: opaque self-absorbed liquid oxygen rehab

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: Black area indirect expression

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: Marvelous striped hyena mood

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: beady-eyed mother

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: Excitant pearly crotch elastic band

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: Black area indirect expression

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: Excitant pearly crotch elastic band

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: Excitant pearly crotch elastic band

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: Black area indirect expression

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: Massive Amber Spot

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: Black area indirect expression

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: Black area indirect expression

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: Black area indirect expression

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: salmon sneaky criminal stage

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: aromatic bipolar native

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: Marvelous striped hyena mood

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: Black area indirect expression

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: fluffy lilac sound barrier sex offender

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: Black area indirect expression

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: Ruby swashbuckling location generalized bond

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: onyx embarrassed to the bone hunting ground

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: aquamarine maniacal step-uncle's house keepsake machete

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: fluffy lilac sound barrier sex offender

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: Talented Bisexual Locale Jap

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: Black area indirect expression

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: Elite hyperventilating macaca center



(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: big-titted church stain

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: bateful rough-skinned parlour ape

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: Metal hairless den azn



(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: 180 church building

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: Cerise Hissy Fit Persian

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: cracking hall community account

(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: Black area indirect expression

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: Cerise Hissy Fit Persian

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: Black area indirect expression

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: Marvelous striped hyena mood

(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: beady-eyed mother

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: Black area indirect expression



(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: galvanic nighttime trailer park

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: Cerise Hissy Fit Persian

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: drab titillating office death wish



(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: Black area indirect expression



(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: cracking hall community account

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: beady-eyed mother

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: Hairraiser Crackhouse Cuckoldry

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: Marvelous striped hyena mood

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: big-titted church stain

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: Magical appetizing feces



(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: Marvelous striped hyena mood



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