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

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cracking insanely creepy pit legend
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Startled dingle berry gas station
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Startled dingle berry gas station
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Carmine gaming laptop
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
floppy market mediation
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Emerald Stirring Shrine
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
confused vivacious cumskin
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Bearded foreskin set
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Bearded foreskin set
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Bearded foreskin set
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Histrionic self-absorbed tanning salon
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
laughsome ruddy roommate
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
milky cuckoldry pisswyrm
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Emerald Stirring Shrine
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
cracking insanely creepy pit legend
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
big turdskin cruise ship
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Boyish crotch
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Violent antidepressant drug piazza
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
cracking insanely creepy pit legend
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Cordovan aphrodisiac bawdyhouse lettuce
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/26/25
...
Mustard liquid oxygen
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
stimulating drab home karate
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Burgundy Becky Pozpig
  06/26/25
...
wonderful angry site
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Sable bateful brunch
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
massive aromatic space
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
henna shaky stain degenerate
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
massive aromatic space
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Emerald Stirring Shrine
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
confused vivacious cumskin
  06/27/25
...
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Arousing slate address
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
massive aromatic space
  06/27/25
...
light indirect expression fortuitous meteor
  06/27/25
...
Sapphire Passionate House
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
henna shaky stain degenerate
  06/27/25
How is STB?
confused vivacious cumskin
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
thriller poppy ape orchestra pit
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Emerald Stirring Shrine
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
stimulating drab home karate
  06/27/25
...
fiercely-loyal mexican
  06/27/25
...
Emerald Stirring Shrine
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: cracking insanely creepy pit legend

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: Startled dingle berry gas station

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: Startled dingle berry gas station

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: Carmine gaming laptop

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: floppy market mediation

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: Emerald Stirring Shrine

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: confused vivacious 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: Bearded foreskin set

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: Bearded foreskin set

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: Bearded foreskin set

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: Histrionic self-absorbed tanning salon

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: laughsome ruddy roommate

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: milky cuckoldry pisswyrm

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: Emerald Stirring Shrine

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: cracking insanely creepy pit legend

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: big turdskin cruise ship

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: Boyish crotch

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: Violent antidepressant drug piazza

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: cracking insanely creepy pit legend

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: Cordovan aphrodisiac bawdyhouse lettuce

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: Mustard liquid oxygen



(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: stimulating drab home karate

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: Burgundy Becky Pozpig

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: wonderful angry site



(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: Sable bateful brunch

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: massive aromatic space

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: henna shaky stain degenerate

(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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: massive aromatic space

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: Sapphire Passionate House

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: Emerald Stirring Shrine

(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: confused vivacious 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: Sapphire Passionate House



(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: Arousing slate address

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: massive aromatic space

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: light indirect expression fortuitous meteor



(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: Sapphire Passionate House



(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: henna shaky stain degenerate

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: confused vivacious 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: thriller poppy ape orchestra pit

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: Emerald Stirring Shrine

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: stimulating drab home karate

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: fiercely-loyal mexican



(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: Emerald Stirring Shrine



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