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

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Razzle-dazzle Confused Stain Step-uncle's House
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Multi-colored jewess
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Translucent Gaming Laptop Box Office
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Multi-colored jewess
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Translucent Gaming Laptop Box Office
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Bistre fighting kitchen
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Haunting quadroon
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Multi-colored jewess
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
provocative filthpig field
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Metal Clown
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Beady-eyed Spot Regret
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Multi-colored jewess
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Beady-eyed Spot Regret
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Beady-eyed Spot Regret
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Multi-colored jewess
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
crystalline stag film
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Multi-colored jewess
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Multi-colored jewess
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Multi-colored jewess
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
avocado gay wizard dilemma
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Spectacular mildly autistic institution masturbator
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
provocative filthpig field
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Multi-colored jewess
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Razzle-dazzle Confused Stain Step-uncle's House
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Multi-colored jewess
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
zippy theater stage
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
french state
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
federal corn cake
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Razzle-dazzle Confused Stain Step-uncle's House
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Anal preventive strike
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Multi-colored jewess
  06/26/25
...
Dun Yapping Famous Landscape Painting Queen Of The Night
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
dull embarrassed to the bone roast beef death wish
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Dashing Startling Depressive Halford
  06/26/25
...
Grizzly Frisky Sanctuary
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Boyish lilac plaza codepig
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Amber cruise ship
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Cordovan range
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Multi-colored jewess
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Amber cruise ship
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Multi-colored jewess
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
provocative filthpig field
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Metal Clown
  06/27/25
...
Multi-colored jewess
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
swashbuckling kink-friendly whorehouse twinkling uncleanness
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Amber cruise ship
  06/27/25
...
fragrant magenta mental disorder partner
  06/27/25
...
Multi-colored jewess
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Cordovan range
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Metal Clown
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Idiotic Bearded Stage Patrolman
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
provocative filthpig field
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
dull embarrassed to the bone roast beef death wish
  06/27/25
...
low-t university
  06/27/25
...
provocative filthpig field
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Confused Stain Step-uncle's House

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: Translucent Gaming Laptop Box Office

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: Translucent Gaming Laptop Box Office

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: Bistre fighting kitchen

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: Haunting quadroon

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: provocative filthpig field

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: Metal Clown

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: Beady-eyed Spot Regret

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: Beady-eyed Spot Regret

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: Beady-eyed Spot Regret

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: crystalline stag film

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: avocado gay wizard dilemma

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: Spectacular mildly autistic institution masturbator

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: provocative filthpig field

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: Razzle-dazzle Confused Stain Step-uncle's House

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: zippy theater stage

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: french state

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: federal corn cake

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: Razzle-dazzle Confused Stain Step-uncle's House

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: Anal preventive strike

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: Dun Yapping Famous Landscape Painting Queen Of The Night



(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: dull embarrassed to the bone roast beef death wish

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: Dashing Startling Depressive Halford

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: Grizzly Frisky Sanctuary



(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: Boyish lilac plaza codepig

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: Amber cruise ship

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: Cordovan range

(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: Multi-colored jewess

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: Amber cruise ship

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: Multi-colored jewess

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: provocative filthpig field

(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: Metal Clown

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: Multi-colored jewess



(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: swashbuckling kink-friendly whorehouse twinkling uncleanness

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: Amber cruise ship

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: fragrant magenta mental disorder partner



(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: Multi-colored jewess



(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: Cordovan range

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: Metal Clown

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: Idiotic Bearded Stage Patrolman

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: provocative filthpig field

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: dull embarrassed to the bone roast beef death wish

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: low-t university



(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: provocative filthpig field



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