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

https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland...
red theatre
  10/01/24
wtf is this normal
zombie-like ivory trust fund stage
  10/01/24
Do you really not get how KE works? It’s been like thi...
Territorial greedy field
  10/01/24
lmao
zombie-like ivory trust fund stage
  10/01/24
...
Territorial greedy field
  10/01/24
and they'll WILL DO, THANK you for the opportunity!
ebony supple sweet tailpipe boistinker
  10/01/24
yea this sounds horrid. when i was at an unprestigious bigla...
claret thriller puppy
  10/01/24
dc should be mellower than nyc but yeah why would anyone ...
Tantric slate gunner
  10/01/24
isn't it v10 or something? based on what i've heard that mak...
claret thriller puppy
  10/01/24
no, it's v6 https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/...
Tantric slate gunner
  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
Pungent cobalt piazza
  10/01/24
I see a few of my ls classmates
Tantric slate gunner
  10/01/24
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out-of-control half-breed deer antler
  10/01/24
k&e salt lake city partner tp
Heady Kitty Cat Site
  10/01/24
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...,....,,........
  10/05/25
How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?
boyish fuchsia chapel wrinkle
  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: red theatre

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

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:32 PM
Author: zombie-like ivory trust fund stage

wtf is this normal

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:46 PM
Author: Territorial greedy field

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=2!#48151527)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: zombie-like ivory trust fund stage

lmao

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: Territorial greedy field



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:50 PM
Author: ebony supple sweet tailpipe boistinker

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

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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:59 PM
Author: claret thriller puppy

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.

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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:25 PM
Author: Tantric slate gunner

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

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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: claret thriller puppy

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=2!#48151668)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: Tantric slate gunner

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=2!#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=2!#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=2!#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: Pungent cobalt piazza

HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: Tantric slate gunner

I see a few of my ls classmates

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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:30 PM
Author: out-of-control half-breed deer antler



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: Heady Kitty Cat Site

k&e salt lake city partner tp

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Date: October 5th, 2025 8:06 PM
Author: ...,....,,........



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:33 PM
Author: boyish fuchsia chapel wrinkle

How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?

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

Where the fuck is the 2025 list.

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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=2!#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=2!#49326996)