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Cerise Candlestick Maker
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
chest-beating dopamine
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
chest-beating dopamine
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
turquoise startling prole
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
heady aggressive corn cake national
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
nubile diverse karate
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Buff mind-boggling point goyim
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
copper striped hyena philosopher-king
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
copper striped hyena philosopher-king
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
copper striped hyena philosopher-king
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Walnut hominid
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
big dragon selfie
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Adventurous Pale Gas Station Brethren
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
nubile diverse karate
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Cerise Candlestick Maker
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
vigorous godawful masturbator
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Puce fanboi location
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Autistic zombie-like laser beams
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Cerise Candlestick Maker
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Fantasy-prone alcoholic liquid oxygen
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/26/25
...
lime doctorate
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
orange genital piercing space
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Sepia Office
  06/26/25
...
Pearl cuck indian lodge
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
underhanded hyperactive institution digit ratio
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Bright Vivacious Whorehouse Newt
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
lascivious immigrant bawdyhouse
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Bright Vivacious Whorehouse Newt
  06/27/25
How was penn?
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
nubile diverse karate
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Buff mind-boggling point goyim
  06/27/25
...
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Self-centered Queen Of The Night Business Firm
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Bright Vivacious Whorehouse Newt
  06/27/25
...
Olive Temple Tattoo
  06/27/25
...
charismatic emerald stage national security agency
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
lascivious immigrant bawdyhouse
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Buff mind-boggling point goyim
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
histrionic slimy casino partner
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
nubile diverse karate
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
orange genital piercing space
  06/27/25
...
Crystalline Crotch
  06/27/25
...
nubile diverse karate
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Cerise Candlestick Maker

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: chest-beating dopamine

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: chest-beating dopamine

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: turquoise startling prole

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: heady aggressive corn cake national

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: nubile diverse karate

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: Buff mind-boggling point goyim

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: copper striped hyena philosopher-king

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: copper striped hyena philosopher-king

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: copper striped hyena philosopher-king

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: Walnut hominid

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: big dragon selfie

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: Adventurous Pale Gas Station Brethren

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: nubile diverse karate

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: Cerise Candlestick Maker

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: vigorous godawful masturbator

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: Puce fanboi location

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: Autistic zombie-like laser beams

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: Cerise Candlestick Maker

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: Fantasy-prone alcoholic liquid oxygen

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: lime doctorate



(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: orange genital piercing space

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: Sepia Office

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: Pearl cuck indian lodge



(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: underhanded hyperactive institution digit ratio

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: Bright Vivacious Whorehouse Newt

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: lascivious immigrant bawdyhouse

(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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: Bright Vivacious Whorehouse Newt

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency

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: nubile diverse karate

(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: Buff mind-boggling point goyim

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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency



(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: Self-centered Queen Of The Night Business Firm

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: Bright Vivacious Whorehouse Newt

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: Olive Temple Tattoo



(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: charismatic emerald stage national security agency



(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: lascivious immigrant bawdyhouse

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: Buff mind-boggling point goyim

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: histrionic slimy casino partner

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: nubile diverse karate

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: orange genital piercing space

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: Crystalline Crotch



(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: nubile diverse karate



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