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

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slate razzle faggotry tank
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Motley site
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
jet theater stage idiot
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Motley site
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
jet theater stage idiot
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
contagious amber round eye stock car
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Hairraiser mahogany resort
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Motley site
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Concupiscible Pearly Parlour Ladyboy
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Claret chapel internal respiration
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
disturbing exhilarant patrolman
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Motley site
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
disturbing exhilarant patrolman
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
disturbing exhilarant patrolman
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Motley site
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Wine antidepressant drug theater
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Motley site
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Motley site
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Motley site
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Tan hairless associate
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Buck-toothed Becky Stain
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Concupiscible Pearly Parlour Ladyboy
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Motley site
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
slate razzle faggotry tank
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Motley site
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
peach fiercely-loyal mother
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Cocky principal's office bbw
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
big violent church
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
slate razzle faggotry tank
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
bisexual henna rehab telephone
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Motley site
  06/26/25
...
Unholy digit ratio lodge
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
laughsome forum chad
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Canary Sanctuary Voyeur
  06/26/25
...
Honey-headed Sickened Hospital
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Gold quadroon orchestra pit
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Chocolate marvelous house weed whacker
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
bossy whorehouse yarmulke
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Motley site
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Chocolate marvelous house weed whacker
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Motley site
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Concupiscible Pearly Parlour Ladyboy
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Claret chapel internal respiration
  06/27/25
...
Motley site
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
milky elastic band ape
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Chocolate marvelous house weed whacker
  06/27/25
...
razzmatazz stead wrinkle
  06/27/25
...
Motley site
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
bossy whorehouse yarmulke
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Claret chapel internal respiration
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Massive trip menage cuckoldry
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Concupiscible Pearly Parlour Ladyboy
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
laughsome forum chad
  06/27/25
...
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  06/27/25
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Concupiscible Pearly Parlour Ladyboy
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: slate razzle faggotry tank

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: Motley site

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: jet theater stage idiot

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: Motley site

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: jet theater stage idiot

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: contagious amber round eye stock car

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: Hairraiser mahogany resort

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: Motley site

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: Concupiscible Pearly Parlour Ladyboy

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: Claret chapel internal respiration

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: disturbing exhilarant patrolman

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: Motley site

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: disturbing exhilarant patrolman

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: disturbing exhilarant patrolman

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: Motley site

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: Wine antidepressant drug theater

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: Motley site

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: Motley site

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: Motley site

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: Tan hairless associate

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: Buck-toothed Becky Stain

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: Concupiscible Pearly Parlour Ladyboy

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: Motley site

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: slate razzle faggotry tank

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: Motley site

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: peach fiercely-loyal mother

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: Cocky principal's office bbw

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: big violent 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: slate razzle faggotry tank

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: bisexual henna rehab telephone

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: Motley site

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: Unholy digit ratio lodge



(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: laughsome forum chad

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: Canary Sanctuary Voyeur

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: Honey-headed Sickened Hospital



(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: Gold quadroon orchestra pit

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: Chocolate marvelous house weed whacker

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: bossy whorehouse 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: Motley site

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: Chocolate marvelous house weed whacker

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: Motley site

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: Concupiscible Pearly Parlour Ladyboy

(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: Claret chapel internal respiration

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: Motley site



(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: milky elastic band ape

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: Chocolate marvelous house weed whacker

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: razzmatazz stead wrinkle



(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: Motley site



(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: bossy whorehouse 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: Claret chapel internal respiration

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: Massive trip menage cuckoldry

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: Concupiscible Pearly Parlour Ladyboy

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: laughsome forum chad

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: tantric nudist sneaky criminal



(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: Concupiscible Pearly Parlour Ladyboy



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