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

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Violent sinister mad cow disease
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
balding chapel love of her life
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
balding chapel love of her life
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
lake location
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
multi-colored insecure box office
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
internet-worthy very tactful digit ratio
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Bateful irate useless brakes
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Avocado galvanic rigor
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Avocado galvanic rigor
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Avocado galvanic rigor
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Razzle-dazzle rusted national
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Puce area
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
razzmatazz maroon death wish
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
internet-worthy very tactful digit ratio
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Violent sinister mad cow disease
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Ivory lettuce idea he suggested
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
citrine swashbuckling ceo sex offender
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
violet sick set
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Violent sinister mad cow disease
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
diverse feces school
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/26/25
...
Bistre racy point
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Supple cuckoldry telephone
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
well-lubricated arousing stage half-breed
  06/26/25
...
Know-it-all rose tanning salon
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Misunderstood arrogant community account indian lodge
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Dashing brunch
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Aromatic space
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Dashing brunch
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
internet-worthy very tactful digit ratio
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Bateful irate useless brakes
  06/27/25
...
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
ultramarine idiotic forum
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Dashing brunch
  06/27/25
...
Bisexual brethren
  06/27/25
...
Sepia French Chef Place Of Business
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Aromatic space
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Bateful irate useless brakes
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
orchid buck-toothed goal in life trailer park
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
internet-worthy very tactful digit ratio
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Supple cuckoldry telephone
  06/27/25
...
Vigorous International Law Enforcement Agency
  06/27/25
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internet-worthy very tactful digit ratio
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Violent sinister mad cow disease

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: balding chapel 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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: balding chapel 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: lake location

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: multi-colored insecure box 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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: internet-worthy very tactful digit ratio

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 irate useless brakes

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: Avocado galvanic rigor

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: Avocado galvanic rigor

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: Avocado galvanic rigor

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: Razzle-dazzle rusted national

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: Puce area

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: razzmatazz maroon death wish

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: internet-worthy very tactful digit ratio

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: Violent sinister mad cow disease

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: Ivory lettuce idea he suggested

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: citrine swashbuckling ceo sex offender

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: violet sick set

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: Violent sinister mad cow disease

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: diverse feces school

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: Bistre racy point



(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: Supple cuckoldry telephone

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: well-lubricated arousing stage half-breed

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: Know-it-all rose tanning salon



(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: Misunderstood arrogant community account indian lodge

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: Dashing brunch

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: Aromatic space

(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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: Dashing brunch

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business

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: internet-worthy very tactful digit ratio

(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 irate useless brakes

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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business



(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: ultramarine idiotic forum

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: Dashing brunch

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: Bisexual brethren



(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: Sepia French Chef Place Of Business



(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: Aromatic space

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 irate useless brakes

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: orchid buck-toothed goal in life trailer park

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: internet-worthy very tactful digit ratio

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: Supple cuckoldry telephone

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: Vigorous International Law Enforcement Agency



(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: internet-worthy very tactful digit ratio



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