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

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Big-titted Boiling Water Abode
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Fishy antidepressant drug multi-billionaire
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Fishy antidepressant drug multi-billionaire
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Titillating meetinghouse organic girlfriend
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
diverse plum pistol box office
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
comical indirect expression affirmative action
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Galvanic seedy puppy
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Honey-headed Place Of Business
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Honey-headed Place Of Business
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Honey-headed Place Of Business
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Hairraiser national elastic band
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
glittery mad-dog skullcap casino
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Exciting up-to-no-good tank
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
comical indirect expression affirmative action
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Big-titted Boiling Water Abode
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
boyish painfully honest gas station old irish cottage
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Passionate jew piazza
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
vengeful rehab bbw
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Big-titted Boiling Water Abode
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
wild bat shit crazy orchestra pit cuck
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/26/25
...
At-the-ready geriatric philosopher-king
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
swollen set
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
electric domesticated wrinkle
  06/26/25
...
Odious Maniacal Nursing Home
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
excitant toaster
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Heady territorial marketing idea
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Vibrant Area
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Heady territorial marketing idea
  06/27/25
How was penn?
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
comical indirect expression affirmative action
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Galvanic seedy puppy
  06/27/25
...
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
peach clown principal's office
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Heady territorial marketing idea
  06/27/25
...
Drunken Athletic Conference
  06/27/25
...
mustard cerebral incel ticket booth
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Vibrant Area
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Galvanic seedy puppy
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Swashbuckling Trump Supporter Parlor
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
comical indirect expression affirmative action
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Big-titted Boiling Water Abode

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: Fishy antidepressant drug multi-billionaire

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: Fishy antidepressant drug multi-billionaire

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: Titillating meetinghouse organic girlfriend

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: diverse plum pistol box office

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: comical indirect expression affirmative action

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: Galvanic seedy puppy

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: Honey-headed Place Of Business

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: Honey-headed Place Of Business

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: Honey-headed Place Of Business

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: Hairraiser national elastic band

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: glittery mad-dog skullcap casino

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: Exciting up-to-no-good tank

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: comical indirect expression affirmative action

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: Big-titted Boiling Water Abode

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: boyish painfully honest gas station old irish cottage

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: Passionate jew piazza

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: vengeful rehab bbw

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: Big-titted Boiling Water Abode

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: wild bat shit crazy orchestra pit cuck

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: At-the-ready geriatric philosopher-king



(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: swollen set

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: electric domesticated wrinkle

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: Odious Maniacal Nursing Home



(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: excitant toaster

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: Heady territorial marketing idea

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: Vibrant Area

(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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: Heady territorial marketing idea

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth

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: comical indirect expression affirmative action

(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: Galvanic seedy puppy

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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth



(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: peach clown principal's office

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: Heady territorial marketing idea

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: Drunken Athletic Conference



(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: mustard cerebral incel ticket booth



(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: Vibrant Area

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: Galvanic seedy puppy

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: Swashbuckling Trump Supporter Parlor

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: comical indirect expression affirmative action

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: swollen set

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: citrine field



(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: comical indirect expression affirmative action



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