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Translucent ticket booth
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
diverse honey-headed puppy double fault
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
diverse honey-headed puppy double fault
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Soul-stirring Area Factory Reset Button
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
sienna concupiscible chapel trust fund
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Stimulating principal's office goal in life
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
ocher field
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Electric Mental Disorder
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Electric Mental Disorder
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Electric Mental Disorder
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
motley cobalt alpha
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Twinkling bateful school
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
thriller magical sanctuary
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Stimulating principal's office goal in life
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Translucent ticket booth
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Fuchsia Trump Supporter
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
beta ivory trailer park
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
titillating cuckoldry church building
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Translucent ticket booth
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
lemon brunch immigrant
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/26/25
...
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  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
supple home macaca
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
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  06/26/25
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Brilliant place of business sandwich
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
copper temple
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Hideous misanthropic whorehouse
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Slimy locus generalized bond
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Hideous misanthropic whorehouse
  06/27/25
How was penn?
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Stimulating principal's office goal in life
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
ocher field
  06/27/25
...
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
charcoal nibblets crackhouse
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Hideous misanthropic whorehouse
  06/27/25
...
Blue address gaming laptop
  06/27/25
...
wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Slimy locus generalized bond
  06/27/25
How is STB?
ocher field
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Razzle mauve library
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Stimulating principal's office goal in life
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
supple home macaca
  06/27/25
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Translucent ticket booth

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: diverse honey-headed puppy double fault

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: diverse honey-headed puppy double fault

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: Soul-stirring Area Factory Reset Button

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: sienna concupiscible chapel trust fund

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: Stimulating principal's office goal in life

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: ocher field

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: Electric Mental Disorder

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: Electric Mental Disorder

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: Electric Mental Disorder

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: motley cobalt alpha

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: Twinkling bateful school

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: thriller magical sanctuary

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: Stimulating principal's office goal in life

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: Translucent ticket booth

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: Fuchsia Trump Supporter

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: beta ivory trailer park

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: titillating cuckoldry church building

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: Translucent ticket booth

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: lemon brunch immigrant

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: silver parlour



(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 home macaca

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: cowardly fragrant internal respiration market

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: Brilliant place of business sandwich



(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: copper temple

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: Hideous misanthropic whorehouse

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: Slimy locus generalized bond

(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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: Hideous misanthropic whorehouse

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams

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: Stimulating principal's office goal in life

(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: ocher field

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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams



(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: charcoal nibblets crackhouse

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: Hideous misanthropic whorehouse

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: Blue address gaming laptop



(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: wine multi-colored theater stage laser beams



(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: Slimy locus generalized bond

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: ocher field

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: Razzle mauve library

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: Stimulating principal's office goal in life

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 home macaca

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: Talking sable elastic band cuck



(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: Stimulating principal's office goal in life



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