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

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snowy locale
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Clear keepsake machete brunch
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Clear keepsake machete brunch
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Arousing Goal In Life Bbw
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
flesh multi-billionaire mother
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Irradiated gold brethren
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Puce Razzmatazz Institution
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Bateful cordovan police squad school
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Bateful cordovan police squad school
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Bateful cordovan police squad school
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
sticky zippy parlor chad
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Bespoke Death Wish
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Naked appetizing piazza hunting ground
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Irradiated gold brethren
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
snowy locale
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Violent base
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
aromatic goyim halford
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
beady-eyed locus
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
snowy locale
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Chestnut spot
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/26/25
...
Cerebral claret cruise ship coffee pot
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
unhinged dull yarmulke plaza
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Anal contagious ticket booth
  06/26/25
...
Concupiscible mildly autistic juggernaut ceo
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
180 point internal respiration
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
electric up-to-no-good factory reset button
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Awkward free-loading site fortuitous meteor
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
electric up-to-no-good factory reset button
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Irradiated gold brethren
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Puce Razzmatazz Institution
  06/27/25
...
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Flickering fat ankles
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
electric up-to-no-good factory reset button
  06/27/25
...
Khaki Diverse Philosopher-king Sneaky Criminal
  06/27/25
...
Iridescent Range Ladyboy
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Awkward free-loading site fortuitous meteor
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Puce Razzmatazz Institution
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
stirring chocolate corner immigrant
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Irradiated gold brethren
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
unhinged dull yarmulke plaza
  06/27/25
...
garnet property idea he suggested
  06/27/25
...
Irradiated gold brethren
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: snowy locale

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: Clear keepsake machete brunch

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: Clear keepsake machete brunch

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: Arousing Goal In Life Bbw

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: flesh multi-billionaire mother

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: Irradiated gold brethren

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: Puce Razzmatazz Institution

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 cordovan police squad school

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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 cordovan police squad school

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 cordovan police squad school

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: sticky zippy parlor chad

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: Bespoke Death Wish

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: Naked appetizing piazza hunting ground

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: Irradiated gold brethren

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: snowy locale

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: Violent base

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: aromatic goyim halford

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: beady-eyed locus

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: snowy locale

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: Chestnut spot

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: Cerebral claret cruise ship coffee pot



(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: unhinged dull yarmulke plaza

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: Anal contagious ticket booth

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: Concupiscible mildly autistic juggernaut ceo



(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: 180 point internal respiration

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: electric up-to-no-good factory reset button

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: Awkward free-loading site fortuitous meteor

(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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: electric up-to-no-good factory reset button

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy

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: Irradiated gold brethren

(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: Puce Razzmatazz Institution

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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy



(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: Flickering fat ankles

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: electric up-to-no-good factory reset button

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: Khaki Diverse Philosopher-king Sneaky Criminal



(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: Iridescent Range Ladyboy



(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: Awkward free-loading site fortuitous meteor

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: Puce Razzmatazz Institution

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: stirring chocolate corner immigrant

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: Irradiated gold brethren

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: unhinged dull yarmulke plaza

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: garnet property idea he suggested



(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: Irradiated gold brethren



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