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

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sepia swashbuckling digit ratio
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Cheese-eating ruby temple becky
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Cheese-eating ruby temple becky
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Exciting Hairy Legs
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
supple sex offender
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
boyish spot water buffalo
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Slap-happy rose cumskin
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Blue Slimy Goyim
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Blue Slimy Goyim
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Blue Slimy Goyim
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
titillating milky headpube
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
sickened sound barrier
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
excitant community account corn cake
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
boyish spot water buffalo
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
sepia swashbuckling digit ratio
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Bright narrow-minded marketing idea partner
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
dead theater stage
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
maniacal masturbator travel guidebook
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
sepia swashbuckling digit ratio
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
obsidian insane dilemma
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/26/25
...
Jet-lagged medicated love of her life incel
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
citrine adventurous stead personal credit line
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
snowy trailer park
  06/26/25
...
floppy corner
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Vivacious Fluffy Shrine Generalized Bond
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
nighttime racy candlestick maker macaca
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
jet fiercely-loyal roast beef haunted graveyard
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
nighttime racy candlestick maker macaca
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
boyish spot water buffalo
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Slap-happy rose cumskin
  06/27/25
...
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
lemon bat-shit-crazy double fault
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
nighttime racy candlestick maker macaca
  06/27/25
...
spruce space
  06/27/25
...
Provocative fishy site nibblets
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
jet fiercely-loyal roast beef haunted graveyard
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Slap-happy rose cumskin
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Flushed Stage Queen Of The Night
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
boyish spot water buffalo
  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: sepia swashbuckling digit ratio

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: Cheese-eating ruby temple becky

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: Cheese-eating ruby temple becky

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: Exciting Hairy Legs

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: supple sex offender

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: boyish spot water buffalo

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: Slap-happy rose cumskin

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: Blue Slimy Goyim

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: Blue Slimy Goyim

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: Blue Slimy Goyim

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: titillating milky headpube

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: sickened sound barrier

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: excitant community account corn cake

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: boyish spot water buffalo

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: sepia swashbuckling digit ratio

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: Bright narrow-minded marketing idea partner

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: dead theater stage

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: maniacal masturbator travel guidebook

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: sepia swashbuckling digit ratio

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: obsidian insane dilemma

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: Jet-lagged medicated love of her life incel



(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: citrine adventurous stead personal credit line

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: snowy trailer park

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: floppy corner



(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: Vivacious Fluffy Shrine Generalized Bond

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: nighttime racy candlestick maker macaca

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: jet fiercely-loyal roast beef haunted graveyard

(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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: nighttime racy candlestick maker macaca

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets

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: boyish spot water buffalo

(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: Slap-happy rose cumskin

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: Provocative fishy site nibblets



(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: lemon bat-shit-crazy double fault

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: nighttime racy candlestick maker macaca

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: spruce space



(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: Provocative fishy site nibblets



(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: jet fiercely-loyal roast beef haunted graveyard

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: Slap-happy rose cumskin

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: Flushed Stage Queen Of The Night

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: boyish spot water buffalo

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: citrine adventurous stead personal credit line

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: Vigorous cocky plaza



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: boyish spot water buffalo



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