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

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insanely creepy coldplay fan trailer park
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Sable Theater Stage
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
electric mildly autistic idea he suggested
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Sable Theater Stage
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
electric mildly autistic idea he suggested
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
curious love of her life
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Excitant maroon stag film
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Sable Theater Stage
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Misunderstood Sinister Affirmative Action Piazza
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Mind-boggling Maniacal Pit Gaming Laptop
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
hilarious heady prole meetinghouse
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Sable Theater Stage
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
hilarious heady prole meetinghouse
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
hilarious heady prole meetinghouse
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Sable Theater Stage
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
puce location
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Sable Theater Stage
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Sable Theater Stage
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Sable Theater Stage
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Bronze Wonderful Double Fault Persian
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Razzle-dazzle bonkers crackhouse milk
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Misunderstood Sinister Affirmative Action Piazza
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Sable Theater Stage
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
insanely creepy coldplay fan trailer park
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Sable Theater Stage
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Spruce casino boistinker
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Odious awkward trust fund spot
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Sick Indian Lodge Quadroon
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
insanely creepy coldplay fan trailer park
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Appetizing puppy business firm
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Sable Theater Stage
  06/26/25
...
Fuchsia Crusty Site
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
passionate lake filthpig den
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Motley seedy patrolman
  06/26/25
...
Lemon spectacular voyeur
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Greedy mental disorder dilemma
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
titillating zombie-like point
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
adventurous bearded principal's office
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Sable Theater Stage
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
titillating zombie-like point
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Sable Theater Stage
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Misunderstood Sinister Affirmative Action Piazza
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Mind-boggling Maniacal Pit Gaming Laptop
  06/27/25
...
Sable Theater Stage
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Charismatic sapphire elastic band
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
titillating zombie-like point
  06/27/25
...
adulterous ticket booth
  06/27/25
...
Sable Theater Stage
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
adventurous bearded principal's office
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Mind-boggling Maniacal Pit Gaming Laptop
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
swollen hospital volcanic crater
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Misunderstood Sinister Affirmative Action Piazza
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
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  06/27/25
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: insanely creepy coldplay fan trailer park

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: electric mildly autistic idea he suggested

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: electric mildly autistic idea he suggested

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: curious love of her life

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: Excitant maroon stag film

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: Misunderstood Sinister Affirmative Action Piazza

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: Mind-boggling Maniacal Pit Gaming Laptop

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: hilarious heady prole meetinghouse

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: hilarious heady prole meetinghouse

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: hilarious heady prole meetinghouse

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: puce location

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: Bronze Wonderful Double Fault Persian

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: Razzle-dazzle bonkers crackhouse milk

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: Misunderstood Sinister Affirmative Action Piazza

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: insanely creepy coldplay fan trailer park

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: Spruce casino boistinker

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: Odious awkward trust fund spot

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: Sick Indian Lodge Quadroon

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: insanely creepy coldplay fan trailer park

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: Appetizing puppy business firm

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: Fuchsia Crusty Site



(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: passionate lake filthpig den

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: Motley seedy patrolman

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: Lemon spectacular voyeur



(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: Greedy mental disorder dilemma

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: titillating zombie-like point

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: adventurous bearded principal's office

(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: Sable Theater Stage

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: titillating zombie-like point

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: Sable Theater Stage

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: Misunderstood Sinister Affirmative Action Piazza

(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: Mind-boggling Maniacal Pit Gaming Laptop

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: Sable Theater Stage



(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: Charismatic sapphire elastic band

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: titillating zombie-like point

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: adulterous ticket booth



(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: Sable Theater Stage



(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: adventurous bearded principal's office

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: Mind-boggling Maniacal Pit Gaming Laptop

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: swollen hospital volcanic crater

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: Misunderstood Sinister Affirmative Action Piazza

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: passionate lake filthpig den

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: Doobsian Stage



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Misunderstood Sinister Affirmative Action Piazza



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