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Cordovan Den
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Nofapping Self-centered Ladyboy Factory Reset Button
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Nofapping Self-centered Ladyboy Factory Reset Button
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Dull police squad station
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Twisted bawdyhouse
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Ebony deep box office
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Alcoholic poppy roast beef theatre
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
obsidian fluffy native
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
obsidian fluffy native
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
obsidian fluffy native
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Bateful University Kitty Cat
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
thriller lay rigor
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
comical chartreuse really tough guy round eye
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Ebony deep box office
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Cordovan Den
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Bearded juggernaut
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
heady bearded ticket booth hissy fit
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
aromatic dark spot
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Cordovan Den
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Low-t office
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/26/25
...
navy 180 scourge upon the earth cuck
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Supple crystalline market giraffe
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Appetizing Rigpig Coldplay Fan
  06/26/25
...
Geriatric Jap Useless Brakes
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Pink galvanic hominid area
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
insecure trip heaven
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Mind-boggling Startling Theater
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
insecure trip heaven
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Ebony deep box office
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Alcoholic poppy roast beef theatre
  06/27/25
...
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Territorial lake incel
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
insecure trip heaven
  06/27/25
...
Sable point idea he suggested
  06/27/25
...
Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Mind-boggling Startling Theater
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Alcoholic poppy roast beef theatre
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
impertinent duck-like state laser beams
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Ebony deep box office
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Supple crystalline market giraffe
  06/27/25
...
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Cordovan Den

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: Nofapping Self-centered Ladyboy Factory Reset Button

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: Nofapping Self-centered Ladyboy Factory Reset Button

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: Dull police squad station

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: Twisted bawdyhouse

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: Ebony deep box office

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: Alcoholic poppy roast beef theatre

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: obsidian fluffy native

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: obsidian fluffy native

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: obsidian fluffy native

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: Bateful University Kitty Cat

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: thriller lay rigor

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: comical chartreuse really tough guy round eye

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: Ebony deep box office

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: Cordovan Den

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: Bearded juggernaut

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: heady bearded ticket booth hissy fit

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: aromatic dark spot

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: Cordovan Den

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: Low-t 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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: navy 180 scourge upon the earth cuck



(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: Supple crystalline market giraffe

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: Appetizing Rigpig Coldplay Fan

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: Geriatric Jap Useless Brakes



(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: Pink galvanic hominid area

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: insecure trip heaven

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: Mind-boggling Startling 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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: insecure trip heaven

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace

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: Ebony deep box office

(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: Alcoholic poppy roast beef theatre

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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace



(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: Territorial lake incel

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: insecure trip heaven

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: Sable point idea he suggested



(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: Blathering Electric Public Bath Electric Furnace



(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: Mind-boggling Startling 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: Alcoholic poppy roast beef theatre

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: impertinent duck-like state laser beams

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: Ebony deep box office

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: Supple crystalline market giraffe

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: claret glittery private investor genital piercing



(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: Ebony deep box office



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