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

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Diverse business firm
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
mischievous marvelous spot
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
mischievous marvelous spot
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Chestnut codepig state
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
razzle-dazzle menage
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Thriller Headpube
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Charismatic lemon liquid oxygen
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
useless range
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
useless range
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
useless range
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Contagious hot indian lodge
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Titillating mad-dog skullcap
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Anal galvanic partner travel guidebook
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Thriller Headpube
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Diverse business firm
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
duck-like prole
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Ultramarine main people
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Ruddy Institution Organic Girlfriend
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Diverse business firm
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Light startling faggotry
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/26/25
...
Rambunctious meetinghouse
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Amethyst bat-shit-crazy ladyboy principal's office
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
razzmatazz fiercely-loyal school cafeteria
  06/26/25
...
glittery tripping theatre
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
scarlet histrionic field
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
self-absorbed lascivious rigpig
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Pearly theater
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
self-absorbed lascivious rigpig
  06/27/25
How was penn?
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Thriller Headpube
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Charismatic lemon liquid oxygen
  06/27/25
...
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
smoky exciting temple giraffe
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
self-absorbed lascivious rigpig
  06/27/25
...
Mind-boggling Ape Athletic Conference
  06/27/25
...
kink-friendly masturbator native
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Pearly theater
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Charismatic lemon liquid oxygen
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
seedy bistre rehab jap
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Thriller Headpube
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Amethyst bat-shit-crazy ladyboy principal's office
  06/27/25
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Diverse business firm

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: mischievous marvelous 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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: mischievous marvelous 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: Chestnut codepig state

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: razzle-dazzle menage

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: Thriller Headpube

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: Charismatic lemon liquid oxygen

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: useless range

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: useless range

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: useless range

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: Contagious hot indian lodge

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: Titillating mad-dog skullcap

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: Anal galvanic partner travel guidebook

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: Thriller Headpube

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: Diverse business firm

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: duck-like prole

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: Ultramarine main people

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: Ruddy Institution 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: Diverse business firm

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: Light startling faggotry

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: Rambunctious meetinghouse



(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: Amethyst bat-shit-crazy ladyboy principal's office

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: razzmatazz fiercely-loyal school cafeteria

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: glittery tripping theatre



(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: scarlet histrionic field

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: self-absorbed lascivious rigpig

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: Pearly theater

(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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: self-absorbed lascivious rigpig

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: kink-friendly masturbator native

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: Thriller Headpube

(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: Charismatic lemon liquid oxygen

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: kink-friendly masturbator native



(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: smoky exciting temple giraffe

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: self-absorbed lascivious rigpig

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: Mind-boggling Ape Athletic Conference



(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: kink-friendly masturbator native



(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: Pearly theater

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: Charismatic lemon liquid oxygen

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: seedy bistre rehab jap

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: Thriller Headpube

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: Amethyst bat-shit-crazy ladyboy principal's office

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: Amber whorehouse multi-billionaire



(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: Thriller Headpube



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