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

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Jade yapping tattoo mediation
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
maroon fortuitous meteor
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
maroon fortuitous meteor
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Metal chrome ticket booth nibblets
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
hideous kitchen
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Vivacious feces step-uncle's house
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
alcoholic passionate house messiness
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Sick cordovan faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Sick cordovan faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Sick cordovan faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Hyperactive pocket flask trailer park
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
deep chad azn
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
contagious brilliant telephone
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Vivacious feces step-uncle's house
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Jade yapping tattoo mediation
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
rusted disgusting home death wish
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Geriatric market
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Charismatic vermilion hell
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Jade yapping tattoo mediation
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
swollen mad cow disease karate
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/26/25
...
Elite area
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Red Wonderful Degenerate Mad-dog Skullcap
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
diverse tank milk
  06/26/25
...
Spectacular shrine idea he suggested
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
odious set quadroon
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Concupiscible Crawly Corner
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Insanely creepy lay community account
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Concupiscible Crawly Corner
  06/27/25
How was penn?
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Vivacious feces step-uncle's house
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
alcoholic passionate house messiness
  06/27/25
...
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Aromatic location
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Concupiscible Crawly Corner
  06/27/25
...
Ivory Multi-billionaire
  06/27/25
...
sexy newt candlestick maker
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Insanely creepy lay community account
  06/27/25
How is STB?
alcoholic passionate house messiness
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
razzle-dazzle temple headpube
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Vivacious feces step-uncle's house
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Red Wonderful Degenerate Mad-dog Skullcap
  06/27/25
...
Narrow-minded adventurous parlour
  06/27/25
...
Vivacious feces step-uncle's house
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Jade yapping tattoo mediation

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=2E#49052006)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

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=2E#49052012)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:42 PM
Author: maroon fortuitous meteor

The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052822)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:45 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

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=2E#49052832)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:48 PM
Author: maroon fortuitous meteor

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=2E#49052838)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:50 PM
Author: Metal chrome ticket booth nibblets

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=2E#49052842)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:41 AM
Author: hideous kitchen

Because 20 years is a long fucking time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053272)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053413)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Vivacious feces step-uncle's house

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=2E#49053456)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:10 AM
Author: alcoholic passionate house messiness

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=2E#49053468)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: Sick cordovan faggot firefighter

You're stuck in 2005.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49054437)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49054461)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: Sick cordovan faggot firefighter

not disagreeing there ....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49054462)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: Sick cordovan faggot firefighter

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=2E#49054440)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:46 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052014)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: Hyperactive pocket flask trailer park

Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052790)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052821)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:47 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli

is this spaceporn's firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052016)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052023)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:53 AM
Author: deep chad azn

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=2E#49053336)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: contagious brilliant telephone

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=2E#49052025)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:53 PM
Author: Vivacious feces step-uncle's house

Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052039)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

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=2E#49052044)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: Jade yapping tattoo mediation

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=2E#49052774)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:38 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

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=2E#49052820)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:13 AM
Author: rusted disgusting home death wish

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=2E#49053140)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: Geriatric market

lol cr, very chill happy bros

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053406)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: Charismatic vermilion hell

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=2E#49053841)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: Jade yapping tattoo mediation

polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49054162)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: swollen mad cow disease karate

wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052048)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

where is _._. ______ law?

should be top 100 after the penis verdict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052055)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM
Author: Elite area



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052828)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: Red Wonderful Degenerate Mad-dog Skullcap

messenger bag logo facing OUT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052792)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: diverse tank milk

My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49052844)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:38 AM
Author: Spectacular shrine idea he suggested



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053127)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:01 AM
Author: odious set quadroon

Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053137)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM
Author: Concupiscible Crawly Corner

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=2E#49053216)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: Insanely creepy lay community account

(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=2E#49053237)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

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=2E#49053245)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: Concupiscible Crawly Corner

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=2E#49053287)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker

How was penn?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053374)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: Vivacious feces step-uncle's house

(jerry sandusky tp)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053463)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: alcoholic passionate house messiness

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=2E#49053489)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49054103)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: Aromatic location

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=2E#49053271)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM
Author: Concupiscible Crawly Corner

Clever Weil-bro post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053286)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:43 AM
Author: Ivory Multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053324)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: sexy newt candlestick maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053373)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 AM
Author: Insanely creepy lay community account

True although STB is SPS now



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053393)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM
Author: alcoholic passionate house messiness

How is STB?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053474)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle temple headpube

Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053501)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: Vivacious feces step-uncle's house

YOURE A PARTNER

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053507)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: Red Wonderful Degenerate Mad-dog Skullcap

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=2E#49054201)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: Narrow-minded adventurous parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2E#49053812)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Vivacious feces step-uncle's house



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