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KIRKLAND & ELLIS SHATTERS THE MARKET, NAMES MORE THAN 200 PARTNERS

https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland...
Twinkling Becky
  10/01/24
wtf is this normal
Outnumbered umber lay deer antler
  10/01/24
Do you really not get how KE works? It’s been like thi...
costumed vermilion tattoo
  10/01/24
lmao
Outnumbered umber lay deer antler
  10/01/24
...
costumed vermilion tattoo
  10/01/24
and they'll WILL DO, THANK you for the opportunity!
lavender toilet seat
  10/01/24
yea this sounds horrid. when i was at an unprestigious bigla...
khaki hideous hissy fit
  10/01/24
dc should be mellower than nyc but yeah why would anyone ...
razzle-dazzle parlor roommate
  10/01/24
isn't it v10 or something? based on what i've heard that mak...
khaki hideous hissy fit
  10/01/24
no, it's v6 https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/...
razzle-dazzle parlor roommate
  10/01/24
Are these guys even equity partners who’ll get put on ...
Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III
  10/05/25
They don't get K-1s, you can tell a "real" Kirklan...
lfo
  10/05/25
...
Drunkard
  10/05/25
Every single time
Trust If Aryan
  10/05/25
HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
Cream Bawdyhouse Juggernaut
  10/01/24
I see a few of my ls classmates
razzle-dazzle parlor roommate
  10/01/24
...
spectacular crimson weed whacker church
  10/01/24
k&e salt lake city partner tp
fragrant peach stead
  10/01/24
How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?
electric milky party of the first part
  10/01/24
Where the fuck is the 2025 list.
lfo
  10/05/25
GayGPT went thru the names and jfc 36% are NOWAG/NOWIG, just...
AZNgirl failing to give Brilyn Hollyhand erection
  10/05/25
Honestly surprised it didn't balk at determining ethnicity b...
The Buzz Aldrin Spacelaw Fellowship
  10/05/25


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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:30 PM
Author: Twinkling Becky

https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland-and-ellis-announces-new-partners

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151490)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:32 PM
Author: Outnumbered umber lay deer antler

wtf is this normal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151498)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:46 PM
Author: costumed vermilion tattoo

Do you really not get how KE works? It’s been like this for decades. These are all rising 7th year associates who they give the partner title to. They’ll make less money next year than their peers at other firms while they pay taxes on a K-1 and are billed out at $1,300 an hour.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151527)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: Outnumbered umber lay deer antler

lmao

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: costumed vermilion tattoo



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:50 PM
Author: lavender toilet seat

and they'll WILL DO, THANK you for the opportunity!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151536)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:59 PM
Author: khaki hideous hissy fit

yea this sounds horrid. when i was at an unprestigious biglaw firm in dc, a guy who'd left the firm just before i joined went over to KE. he made "partner" and then 1-2 years after that went to seyfarth (even less prestigious than my firm). i know a couple associates there and he's apparently a psycopath piece of shit. bigtime gunner, but even he couldn't hack it at KE. it sounds awful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151553)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:25 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle parlor roommate

dc should be mellower than nyc

but yeah why would anyone consider kirkland or latham a v5?

this is as ridiculous as us news claiming jhu is t10 or w/e

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151661)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: khaki hideous hissy fit

isn't it v10 or something? based on what i've heard that makes no sense. it sounds like a shithouse.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151668)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle parlor roommate

no, it's v6

https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings#rankings-group-0

imagine waking up and seeing paul hastings or cadwalader in the v10

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151688)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:45 PM
Author: Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III

Are these guys even equity partners who’ll get put on K-1s (and buy their own insurance and all that mess)? Or do they just get the title (and get billed at new inflated rates) but they’re still really W-2 employees for a few more years while they get their “look” at real partner

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#49327002)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: lfo

They don't get K-1s, you can tell a "real" Kirkland partner when he gets a PC next to his name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#49327004)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 4:13 PM
Author: Drunkard



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Date: October 5th, 2025 5:23 PM
Author: Trust If Aryan

Every single time

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:49 PM
Author: Cream Bawdyhouse Juggernaut

HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151534)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle parlor roommate

I see a few of my ls classmates

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151667)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:30 PM
Author: spectacular crimson weed whacker church



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: fragrant peach stead

k&e salt lake city partner tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151683)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:33 PM
Author: electric milky party of the first part

How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#48151690)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:04 PM
Author: lfo

Where the fuck is the 2025 list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#49326942)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:18 PM
Author: AZNgirl failing to give Brilyn Hollyhand erection

GayGPT went thru the names and jfc 36% are NOWAG/NOWIG, just lol Birdshits

Result — estimated distribution (200 names)

Origin category Count (of 200) Percent

Anglo / Western European (English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, Dutch, etc.) 84 42.0%

East Asian (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc.) 38 19.0%

South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan) 34 17.0%

Other Europe / Mediterranean (Italian, Greek, Portuguese, etc.) 10 5.0%

Eastern European / Slavic / Balkan 7 3.5%

Hispanic / Latino 6 3.0%

Middle Eastern / Arabic / North African 6 3.0%

African / Nigerian / Sub-Saharan 3 1.5%

Ambiguous / Mixed / Couldn’t confidently classify 12 6.0%

Total 200 100.0%

Quick interpretation

The single largest group appears to be Anglo/Western European-origin surnames (~42%) — expected for a global US-headquartered firm with many UK/US partners.

East Asian (mainly Chinese, Korean) and South Asian names together make up a large minority (~36% combined), reflecting strong representation of Asian-origin lawyers in international firms.

Smaller shares come from Eastern Europe, Middle East, Hispanic, and African-origin names.

~6% are genuinely ambiguous from the name alone (e.g., names that could plausibly be from multiple regions, rare or modern hybrid names).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#49326961)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:41 PM
Author: The Buzz Aldrin Spacelaw Fellowship

Honestly surprised it didn't balk at determining ethnicity by surname.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2E#49326996)