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

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Mauve At-the-ready School Dog Poop
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Galvanic cowardly base mad cow disease
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Galvanic cowardly base mad cow disease
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Arousing vermilion public bath
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Yellow dopamine sound barrier
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
self-centered sick lettuce
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
vivacious shimmering church building
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
pale potus sneaky criminal
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
pale potus sneaky criminal
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
pale potus sneaky criminal
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
High-end Exhilarant Turdskin Hairy Legs
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Histrionic Property
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Medicated resort
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
self-centered sick lettuce
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Mauve At-the-ready School Dog Poop
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Bistre Chapel
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Aggressive space
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
onyx church
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Mauve At-the-ready School Dog Poop
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Bossy Pink Wrinkle
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/26/25
...
hairraiser mildly autistic partner chad
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Blue becky
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Impertinent Lascivious Dilemma Milk
  06/26/25
...
beady-eyed psychic
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Stubborn step-uncle's house
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Bipolar Henna Location
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
godawful abnormal whorehouse international law enforcement agency
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Bipolar Henna Location
  06/27/25
How was penn?
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
self-centered sick lettuce
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
vivacious shimmering church building
  06/27/25
...
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Mind-boggling depressive trailer park
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Bipolar Henna Location
  06/27/25
...
Jade bawdyhouse
  06/27/25
...
citrine senate generalized bond
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
godawful abnormal whorehouse international law enforcement agency
  06/27/25
How is STB?
vivacious shimmering church building
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Translucent station
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
self-centered sick lettuce
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Blue becky
  06/27/25
...
Insecure misunderstood lay
  06/27/25
...
self-centered sick lettuce
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Mauve At-the-ready School Dog Poop

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 senate generalized bond

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: Galvanic cowardly base mad cow disease

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 senate generalized bond

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: Galvanic cowardly base mad cow disease

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: Arousing vermilion public bath

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: Yellow dopamine sound barrier

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 senate generalized bond

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: self-centered sick lettuce

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: vivacious shimmering church building

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: pale potus sneaky criminal

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 senate generalized bond

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: pale potus sneaky criminal

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: pale potus sneaky criminal

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 senate generalized bond

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: High-end Exhilarant Turdskin Hairy Legs

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 senate generalized bond

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 senate generalized bond

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 senate generalized bond

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: Histrionic Property

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: Medicated resort

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: self-centered sick lettuce

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 senate generalized bond

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: Mauve At-the-ready School Dog Poop

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 senate generalized bond

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: Bistre Chapel

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: Aggressive space

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: onyx church

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: Mauve At-the-ready School Dog Poop

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: Bossy Pink Wrinkle

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 senate generalized bond

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: hairraiser mildly autistic partner chad



(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: Blue becky

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: Impertinent Lascivious Dilemma Milk

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: beady-eyed psychic



(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: Stubborn step-uncle's house

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: Bipolar Henna Location

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: godawful abnormal whorehouse international law enforcement agency

(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 senate generalized bond

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: Bipolar Henna Location

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 senate generalized bond

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: self-centered sick lettuce

(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: vivacious shimmering church building

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 senate generalized bond



(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: Mind-boggling depressive trailer park

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: Bipolar Henna Location

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: Jade bawdyhouse



(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 senate generalized bond



(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: godawful abnormal whorehouse international law enforcement agency

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: vivacious shimmering church building

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: Translucent station

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: self-centered sick lettuce

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: Blue becky

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: Insecure misunderstood lay



(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: self-centered sick lettuce



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