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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM Author: Deranged Temple 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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: concupiscible multi-billionaire 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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: concupiscible multi-billionaire 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: Cyan Sound Barrier Hospital 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: Burgundy center 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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: self-centered spruce space filthpig 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: misunderstood aphrodisiac sanctuary 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: laughsome overrated kitty cat 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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: laughsome overrated kitty cat 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: laughsome overrated kitty cat 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM Author: Wonderful high-end goyim 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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: Vigorous cheese-eating forum twinkling uncleanness 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: Excitant Alcoholic Boistinker 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: self-centered spruce space filthpig 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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: Deranged Temple 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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: Vibrant stead trump supporter 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: Big frum tanning salon hominid 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: Gaped Abode 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: Deranged Temple 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: buck-toothed principal's office 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap where is _._. ______ law?
should be top 100 after the penis verdict |
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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM Author: domesticated comical round eye 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: Filthy coiffed athletic conference 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: Mind-boggling hot native 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: useless saffron cuckold corner (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: sapphire hairless antidepressant drug 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: bearded indigo mediation kitchen 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: Thriller coldplay fan ape (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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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: bearded indigo mediation kitchen 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap 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: self-centered spruce space filthpig (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: misunderstood aphrodisiac sanctuary 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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap (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: red galvanic theatre 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: bearded indigo mediation kitchen 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: odious coral hunting ground (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 Blood Rage Mad-dog Skullcap (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: Thriller coldplay fan ape True although STB is SPS now
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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM Author: misunderstood aphrodisiac sanctuary 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: exhilarant fuchsia box office 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: self-centered spruce space filthpig 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: Filthy coiffed athletic conference 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: Mustard diverse property (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: self-centered spruce space filthpig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2#49053817) |