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hot chad
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
chrome jet-lagged pozpig
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
chrome jet-lagged pozpig
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Haunting indigo black woman
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
hairless principal's office
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Carnelian Range Background Story
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Comical Gay Chapel
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Dun Racy Office Nowag
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Dun Racy Office Nowag
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Dun Racy Office Nowag
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
bat shit crazy vibrant idea he suggested jewess
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Pearly outnumbered brunch new version
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
charismatic university
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Carnelian Range Background Story
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
hot chad
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Pearl Flirting Jap Church
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
lemon diverse heaven
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Curious rigpig boltzmann
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
hot chad
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Indecent sandwich
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
...
saffron indirect expression azn
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Godawful violent friendly grandma native
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Cerebral red police squad
  06/26/25
...
carmine aggressive theater stage hissy fit
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
opaque point
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Elite jet volcanic crater ratface
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Useless casino nibblets
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Elite jet volcanic crater ratface
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Carnelian Range Background Story
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Comical Gay Chapel
  06/27/25
...
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Dull high-end dingle berry church building
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Elite jet volcanic crater ratface
  06/27/25
...
Exhilarant lavender gas station
  06/27/25
...
Citrine spot famous landscape painting
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Useless casino nibblets
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Comical Gay Chapel
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
frum stead
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Carnelian Range Background Story
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Godawful violent friendly grandma native
  06/27/25
...
Medicated Milk Locale
  06/27/25
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: hot chad

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: chrome jet-lagged 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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: chrome jet-lagged 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: Haunting indigo black woman

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: hairless principal's office

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: Carnelian Range Background Story

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: Comical Gay Chapel

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: Dun Racy Office Nowag

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: Dun Racy Office Nowag

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: Dun Racy Office Nowag

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: bat shit crazy vibrant idea he suggested jewess

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: Pearly outnumbered brunch new version

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: charismatic university

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: Carnelian Range Background Story

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: hot chad

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: Pearl Flirting Jap Church

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: lemon diverse heaven

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: Curious rigpig boltzmann

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: hot chad

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: Indecent sandwich

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: saffron indirect expression azn



(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: Godawful violent friendly grandma native

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: Cerebral red police squad

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: carmine aggressive theater stage hissy fit



(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: opaque point

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 jet volcanic crater ratface

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: Useless casino nibblets

(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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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 jet volcanic crater ratface

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting

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: Carnelian Range Background Story

(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: Comical Gay Chapel

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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting



(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: Dull high-end dingle berry church building

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 jet volcanic crater ratface

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: Exhilarant lavender gas station



(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: Citrine spot famous landscape painting



(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: Useless casino nibblets

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: Comical Gay Chapel

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: frum stead

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: Carnelian Range Background Story

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: Godawful violent friendly grandma native

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: Medicated Milk Locale



(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: Carnelian Range Background Story



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