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

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marvelous violet nowag masturbator
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
contagious offensive love of her life
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
contagious offensive love of her life
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
amber submissive market
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
khaki learning disabled scourge upon the earth jap
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Out-of-control Resort
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
primrose violent dog poop
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
flirting at-the-ready nursing home goal in life
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
flirting at-the-ready nursing home goal in life
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
flirting at-the-ready nursing home goal in life
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Mustard Razzle-dazzle Whorehouse Preventive Strike
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Passionate Mediation
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
blathering puppy
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Out-of-control Resort
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
marvelous violet nowag masturbator
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Shivering medicated dopamine
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Ebony frisky library
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
odious translucent haunted graveyard theater stage
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
marvelous violet nowag masturbator
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
titillating idea he suggested
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/26/25
...
Stimulating flickering rehab
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
frum corner yarmulke
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
vigorous spruce ticket booth
  06/26/25
...
pea-brained blood rage
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Bipolar gas station
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Dark cerebral double fault quadroon
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Turquoise crackhouse
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Dark cerebral double fault quadroon
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Out-of-control Resort
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
primrose violent dog poop
  06/27/25
...
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
crusty pit mad-dog skullcap
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Dark cerebral double fault quadroon
  06/27/25
...
Sticky sapphire philosopher-king location
  06/27/25
...
Stirring Mad Cow Disease
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Turquoise crackhouse
  06/27/25
How is STB?
primrose violent dog poop
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
aromatic domesticated menage elastic band
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Out-of-control Resort
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
frum corner yarmulke
  06/27/25
...
Lavender therapy
  06/27/25
...
Out-of-control Resort
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: marvelous violet nowag masturbator

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: contagious offensive love of her life

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: contagious offensive love of her life

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: amber submissive market

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: khaki learning disabled scourge upon the earth jap

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: Out-of-control Resort

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: primrose violent dog poop

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: flirting at-the-ready nursing home goal in life

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: flirting at-the-ready nursing home goal in life

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: flirting at-the-ready nursing home goal in life

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: Mustard Razzle-dazzle Whorehouse Preventive Strike

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: Passionate Mediation

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: blathering puppy

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: Out-of-control Resort

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: marvelous violet nowag masturbator

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: Shivering medicated dopamine

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: Ebony frisky library

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: odious translucent haunted graveyard theater stage

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: marvelous violet nowag masturbator

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: titillating idea he suggested

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: Stimulating flickering rehab



(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: frum corner yarmulke

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: vigorous spruce ticket booth

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: pea-brained blood rage



(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: Bipolar gas station

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: Dark cerebral double fault quadroon

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: Turquoise crackhouse

(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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: Dark cerebral double fault quadroon

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease

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: Out-of-control Resort

(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: primrose violent dog poop

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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease



(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: crusty pit mad-dog skullcap

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: Dark cerebral double fault quadroon

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: Sticky sapphire philosopher-king location



(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: Stirring Mad Cow Disease



(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: Turquoise crackhouse

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: primrose violent dog poop

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: aromatic domesticated menage elastic band

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: Out-of-control Resort

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: frum corner yarmulke

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: Lavender therapy



(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: Out-of-control Resort



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