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Kirkland V5 SECURE; Milbank V10 SECURE; Gibson DUNN HERE (V11)
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM Author: khaki ladyboy feces 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 |
Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM Author: soul-stirring dark boltzmann 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: startling confused psychic spot 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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann 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: startling confused psychic spot 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: Excitant Pale Blood Rage 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: razzmatazz digit ratio 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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann 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: carnelian masturbator 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: Ruddy Bawdyhouse 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: chartreuse odious meetinghouse jap 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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann 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: chartreuse odious meetinghouse jap 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: chartreuse odious meetinghouse jap 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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM Author: vengeful rambunctious kitty cat 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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann 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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli
is this spaceporn's firm? |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM Author: soul-stirring dark boltzmann 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: adventurous shitlib 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: Frum Chest-beating Alpha School 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: carnelian masturbator 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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann 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: khaki ladyboy feces 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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann 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: aquamarine histrionic depressive immigrant 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 |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM Author: Multi-colored unhinged principal's office degenerate 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: Tantric multi-billionaire house 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: khaki ladyboy feces 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: infuriating exciting cruise ship french chef 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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann where is _._. ______ law?
should be top 100 after the penis verdict |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM Author: Rusted pisswyrm dilemma (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: Flickering scourge upon the earth 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: bat shit crazy primrose address partner 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: bonkers wonderful roommate orchestra pit (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: laughsome walnut office mexican 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: violet stain 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) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM Author: contagious rigpig mother (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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings.
(asking for a silent gen friend who went to umich when it was #1) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM Author: violet stain 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) |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM Author: soul-stirring dark boltzmann 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: carnelian masturbator (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: Ruddy Bawdyhouse 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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann (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: Startled Floppy Laser Beams Coffee Pot 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. |
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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM Author: violet stain 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: shimmering foreskin deer antler (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: soul-stirring dark boltzmann (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: contagious rigpig mother True although STB is SPS now
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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM Author: Ruddy Bawdyhouse 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: electric useless theater 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: carnelian masturbator 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: Flickering scourge upon the earth 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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