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

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Galvanic amethyst filthpig
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Heady church roast beef
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
indigo trip boltzmann tattoo
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Heady church roast beef
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
indigo trip boltzmann tattoo
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Ivory Mentally Impaired Fortuitous Meteor Candlestick Maker
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
exciting main people dog poop
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Heady church roast beef
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
mind-boggling swollen hissy fit
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
180 Nibblets Associate
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
bateful self-centered den
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Heady church roast beef
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
bateful self-centered den
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
bateful self-centered den
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Heady church roast beef
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
fantasy-prone duck-like hell
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Heady church roast beef
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Heady church roast beef
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Heady church roast beef
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
fragrant drab whorehouse
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
costumed pervert institution
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
mind-boggling swollen hissy fit
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Heady church roast beef
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Galvanic amethyst filthpig
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Heady church roast beef
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
fishy bearded stain
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Orchid cracking locus legal warrant
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Startled resort organic girlfriend
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Galvanic amethyst filthpig
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Ebony razzle space
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Heady church roast beef
  06/26/25
...
racy dragon double fault
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Nofapping fat ankles preventive strike
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Titillating Ceo Shrine
  06/26/25
...
Razzmatazz theater
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Stubborn Bearded Base Doctorate
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Onyx multi-colored parlour fanboi
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
canary gas station
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Heady church roast beef
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Onyx multi-colored parlour fanboi
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Heady church roast beef
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
mind-boggling swollen hissy fit
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
180 Nibblets Associate
  06/27/25
...
Heady church roast beef
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
concupiscible blood rage kitchen
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Onyx multi-colored parlour fanboi
  06/27/25
...
Azure office
  06/27/25
...
Heady church roast beef
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
canary gas station
  06/27/25
How is STB?
180 Nibblets Associate
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Excitant primrose useless brakes potus
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
mind-boggling swollen hissy fit
  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: Galvanic amethyst filthpig

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: Heady church roast beef

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: indigo trip boltzmann tattoo

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: Heady church roast beef

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: indigo trip boltzmann tattoo

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: Ivory Mentally Impaired Fortuitous Meteor Candlestick Maker

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: exciting main people dog poop

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: Heady church roast beef

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: mind-boggling swollen hissy fit

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: 180 Nibblets Associate

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: bateful self-centered den

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: Heady church roast beef

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: bateful self-centered den

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: bateful self-centered den

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: Heady church roast beef

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: fantasy-prone duck-like hell

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: Heady church roast beef

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: Heady church roast beef

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: Heady church roast beef

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: fragrant drab whorehouse

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: costumed pervert institution

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: mind-boggling swollen hissy fit

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: Heady church roast beef

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: Galvanic amethyst filthpig

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: Heady church roast beef

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: fishy bearded stain

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: Orchid cracking locus legal warrant

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: Startled resort organic girlfriend

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: Galvanic amethyst filthpig

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: Ebony razzle space

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: Heady church roast beef

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: racy dragon double fault



(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: Nofapping fat ankles preventive strike

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: Titillating Ceo Shrine

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: Razzmatazz theater



(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: Stubborn Bearded Base Doctorate

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: Onyx multi-colored parlour fanboi

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: canary gas station

(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: Heady church roast beef

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: Onyx multi-colored parlour fanboi

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: Heady church roast beef

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: mind-boggling swollen hissy fit

(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: 180 Nibblets Associate

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: Heady church roast beef



(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: concupiscible blood rage kitchen

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: Onyx multi-colored parlour fanboi

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: Azure office



(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: Heady church roast beef



(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: canary gas station

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: 180 Nibblets Associate

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: Excitant primrose useless brakes potus

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: mind-boggling swollen hissy fit

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: Nofapping fat ankles preventive strike

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: Spruce odious market bbw



(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: mind-boggling swollen hissy fit



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