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

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nofapping bearded gunner shrine
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Slippery Ape Set
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
razzle point gay wizard
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Slippery Ape Set
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
razzle point gay wizard
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
overrated henna lettuce athletic conference
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Razzle-dazzle Goyim
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Slippery Ape Set
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
puce community account generalized bond
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Passionate Circlehead Selfie
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Hairless Sapphire Striped Hyena
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Slippery Ape Set
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Hairless Sapphire Striped Hyena
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Hairless Sapphire Striped Hyena
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Slippery Ape Set
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Deep dog poop
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Slippery Ape Set
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Slippery Ape Set
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Slippery Ape Set
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Poppy contagious trump supporter
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
concupiscible roast beef mother
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
puce community account generalized bond
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Slippery Ape Set
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
nofapping bearded gunner shrine
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Slippery Ape Set
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
exhilarant house
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
jet-lagged indecent bawdyhouse indirect expression
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Stimulating lavender international law enforcement agency
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
nofapping bearded gunner shrine
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Adventurous yapping pit
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Slippery Ape Set
  06/26/25
...
Abusive swashbuckling reading party
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
excitant transparent headpube brunch
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
saffron flirting stead factory reset button
  06/26/25
...
Territorial insecure ceo
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
White principal's office electric furnace
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Gaped pozpig hall
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
racy cuckold orchestra pit
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Slippery Ape Set
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Gaped pozpig hall
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Slippery Ape Set
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
puce community account generalized bond
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Passionate Circlehead Selfie
  06/27/25
...
Slippery Ape Set
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
curious light area trust fund
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Gaped pozpig hall
  06/27/25
...
Ruddy Mewling Garrison People Who Are Hurt
  06/27/25
...
Slippery Ape Set
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
racy cuckold orchestra pit
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Passionate Circlehead Selfie
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
offensive black woman church
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
puce community account generalized bond
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
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  06/27/25
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puce community account generalized bond
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: nofapping bearded gunner shrine

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: razzle point gay wizard

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: razzle point gay wizard

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: overrated henna lettuce athletic conference

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 Goyim

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: puce community account generalized bond

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: Passionate Circlehead Selfie

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: Hairless Sapphire Striped Hyena

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: Hairless Sapphire Striped Hyena

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: Hairless Sapphire Striped Hyena

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: Deep dog poop

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: Poppy contagious trump supporter

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: concupiscible roast beef mother

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: puce community account generalized bond

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: nofapping bearded gunner shrine

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: exhilarant house

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: jet-lagged indecent bawdyhouse indirect expression

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: Stimulating lavender international law enforcement agency

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: nofapping bearded gunner shrine

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: Adventurous yapping pit

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: Abusive swashbuckling reading party



(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: excitant transparent headpube brunch

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: saffron flirting stead factory reset button

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: Territorial insecure 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: White principal's office electric furnace

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: Gaped pozpig hall

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: racy cuckold orchestra pit

(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: Slippery Ape Set

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: Gaped pozpig hall

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: Slippery Ape Set

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: puce community account generalized bond

(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: Passionate Circlehead Selfie

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: Slippery Ape Set



(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: curious light area trust fund

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: Gaped pozpig hall

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: Ruddy Mewling Garrison People Who Are Hurt



(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: Slippery Ape Set



(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: racy cuckold orchestra pit

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: Passionate Circlehead Selfie

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: offensive black woman church

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: puce community account generalized bond

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: excitant transparent headpube brunch

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: hairraiser rusted state



(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: puce community account generalized bond



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