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

https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law...
avocado kitchen stain
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
salmon base codepig
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Know-it-all puce gunner newt
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
salmon base codepig
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Know-it-all puce gunner newt
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
amber passionate factory reset button famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Stirring Toilet Seat Twinkling Uncleanness
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
salmon base codepig
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Blue abode skinny woman
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Beady-eyed theater stage
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Primrose Aggressive Faggotry Boltzmann
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
salmon base codepig
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Primrose Aggressive Faggotry Boltzmann
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Primrose Aggressive Faggotry Boltzmann
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
salmon base codepig
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
sapphire cuckold
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
salmon base codepig
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
salmon base codepig
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
salmon base codepig
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Harsh garnet foreskin
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
lilac metal point
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Blue abode skinny woman
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
salmon base codepig
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
avocado kitchen stain
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
salmon base codepig
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
mint nursing home private investor
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
razzmatazz territorial rehab telephone
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
cracking immigrant trust fund
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
avocado kitchen stain
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Stubborn headpube windowlicker
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
salmon base codepig
  06/26/25
...
Bateful cocky preventive strike
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
buff wonderful space
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
rusted senate personal credit line
  06/26/25
...
Bearded glassy knife dingle berry
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
lascivious cruise ship double fault
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Onyx Floppy Crackhouse
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Red lettuce
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
salmon base codepig
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Onyx Floppy Crackhouse
  06/27/25
How was penn?
salmon base codepig
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Blue abode skinny woman
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Beady-eyed theater stage
  06/27/25
...
salmon base codepig
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Pearly Institution Scourge Upon The Earth
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Onyx Floppy Crackhouse
  06/27/25
...
startled athletic conference
  06/27/25
...
salmon base codepig
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Red lettuce
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Beady-eyed theater stage
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
iridescent wrinkle multi-billionaire
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Blue abode skinny woman
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
buff wonderful space
  06/27/25
...
Honey-headed blood rage goyim
  06/27/25
...
Blue abode skinny woman
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: avocado kitchen stain

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: salmon base codepig

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: Know-it-all puce gunner newt

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: salmon base codepig

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: Know-it-all puce gunner newt

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 passionate factory reset button famous landscape painting

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: Stirring Toilet Seat Twinkling Uncleanness

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: salmon base codepig

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: Blue abode skinny woman

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 theater stage

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: Primrose Aggressive Faggotry Boltzmann

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: salmon base codepig

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: Primrose Aggressive Faggotry Boltzmann

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: Primrose Aggressive Faggotry Boltzmann

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: salmon base codepig

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: sapphire cuckold

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: salmon base codepig

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: salmon base codepig

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: salmon base codepig

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: Harsh garnet foreskin

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: lilac metal point

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: Blue abode skinny woman

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: salmon base codepig

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: avocado kitchen stain

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: salmon base codepig

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: mint nursing home private investor

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: razzmatazz territorial rehab telephone

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: cracking immigrant trust fund

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: avocado kitchen stain

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: Stubborn headpube windowlicker

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: salmon base codepig

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: Bateful cocky preventive strike



(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: buff wonderful 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: rusted senate personal credit line

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: Bearded glassy knife dingle berry



(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: lascivious cruise ship double fault

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: Onyx Floppy Crackhouse

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: Red lettuce

(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: salmon base codepig

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: Onyx Floppy Crackhouse

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: salmon base codepig

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: Blue abode skinny woman

(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 theater stage

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: salmon base codepig



(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: Pearly Institution Scourge Upon The Earth

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: Onyx Floppy Crackhouse

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: startled athletic conference



(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: salmon base codepig



(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: Red lettuce

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 theater stage

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: iridescent wrinkle multi-billionaire

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: Blue abode skinny woman

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: buff wonderful 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: Honey-headed blood rage goyim



(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: Blue abode skinny woman



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