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

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grizzly principal's office
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Marvelous range elastic band
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Marvelous range elastic band
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
crystalline arousing famous landscape painting
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Cocky mahogany boistinker
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
stirring clown garrison
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
poppy field double fault
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
vigorous rose institution haunted graveyard
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
vigorous rose institution haunted graveyard
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
vigorous rose institution haunted graveyard
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Mustard lodge
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
apoplectic cuckold
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
crimson point
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
stirring clown garrison
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
grizzly principal's office
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
obsidian bawdyhouse
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Bull headed violent nursing home
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Sinister Erotic Church
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
grizzly principal's office
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Coral national
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/26/25
...
talented know-it-all sex offender
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Irradiated Headpube Parlor
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Jade goyim fortuitous meteor
  06/26/25
...
bateful organic girlfriend reading party
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Electric dingle berry
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Buff casino idea he suggested
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
umber well-lubricated son of senegal yarmulke
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Buff casino idea he suggested
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
stirring clown garrison
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
poppy field double fault
  06/27/25
...
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
fragrant cerise fat ankles
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Buff casino idea he suggested
  06/27/25
...
beady-eyed dilemma ladyboy
  06/27/25
...
Exhilarant bronze ape
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
umber well-lubricated son of senegal yarmulke
  06/27/25
How is STB?
poppy field double fault
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
hairless scourge upon the earth menage
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
stirring clown garrison
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Irradiated Headpube Parlor
  06/27/25
...
Multi-colored black hospital really tough guy
  06/27/25
...
stirring clown garrison
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: grizzly principal's office

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: Marvelous range elastic band

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: Marvelous range elastic band

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: crystalline arousing 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: Cocky mahogany boistinker

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: stirring clown garrison

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: poppy field double fault

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: vigorous rose institution haunted graveyard

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: vigorous rose institution haunted graveyard

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: vigorous rose institution haunted graveyard

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: Mustard lodge

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: apoplectic cuckold

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: crimson 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: stirring clown garrison

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: grizzly principal's office

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: obsidian bawdyhouse

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: Bull headed violent nursing home

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: Sinister Erotic 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: grizzly principal's office

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: Coral national

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: talented know-it-all sex offender



(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: Irradiated Headpube Parlor

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: Jade goyim fortuitous meteor

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: bateful organic girlfriend reading party



(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: Electric dingle berry

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: Buff casino idea he suggested

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: umber well-lubricated son of senegal yarmulke

(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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: Buff casino idea he suggested

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: Exhilarant bronze ape

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: stirring clown garrison

(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: poppy field double fault

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: Exhilarant bronze ape



(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: fragrant cerise fat ankles

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: Buff casino idea he suggested

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: beady-eyed dilemma ladyboy



(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: Exhilarant bronze ape



(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: umber well-lubricated son of senegal yarmulke

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: poppy field double fault

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: hairless scourge upon the earth menage

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: stirring clown garrison

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: Irradiated Headpube Parlor

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: Multi-colored black hospital really tough guy



(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: stirring clown garrison



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