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PSA: Jones Day is ranked 15 by Vault and doesn't pay lockstep

Senior associates making $260k. This is a SHIT profession.
Umber trailer park
  06/15/18
“I like working for a firm that has its finances in order!”
doobsian associate
  06/15/18
As I understand it.
Cream piazza bbw
  06/15/18
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drab chest-beating brunch
  06/15/18
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drab chest-beating brunch
  02/12/22
they're a rust belt firm filled with miserable strivers. th...
bonkers spruce university alpha
  06/15/18
oh we got a legal expert here
provocative gas station roommate
  10/06/21
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Umber trailer park
  02/12/22
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Coprophilia Johnny
  08/12/25
they have no debt as I understand it
pink generalized bond theatre
  06/15/18
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drab chest-beating brunch
  06/15/18
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aromatic yarmulke
  06/15/18
260k is a huge salary
pink generalized bond theatre
  06/15/18
goes a long way in shaker heights
Disturbing mustard giraffe
  06/15/18
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vivacious crackhouse
  06/15/18
Cr. Thats city janitor money
drab chest-beating brunch
  06/15/18
Something tells me they have no problems hiring. The legal ...
rambunctious lilac school cafeteria
  06/15/18
How did this shit analysis not get called out in 2018? V25 ...
Bipolar citrine business firm nowag
  02/12/21
It's probably a decent firm if you want to increase your cha...
glittery scourge upon the earth
  06/15/18
they de-equitize all the time. so yea, if you want to live ...
bonkers spruce university alpha
  06/15/18
sounds 180
pink generalized bond theatre
  06/15/18
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vivacious crackhouse
  06/15/18
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aromatic yarmulke
  06/15/18
https://simpsonsscreenshots.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/myst...
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drab chest-beating brunch
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Cream piazza bbw
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aromatic yarmulke
  06/15/18
https://imgur.com/a/9I8pMf1
aromatic yarmulke
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glittery scourge upon the earth
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cracking death wish tanning salon
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aromatic yarmulke
  02/15/21
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cracking death wish tanning salon
  10/06/21
is this that coked up "written work, the way 9.3 intera...
Umber trailer park
  10/06/21
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Umber trailer park
  01/18/25
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I hate being a lawyer and want to die
  08/12/25
omg 260k where do they get off
aphrodisiac out-of-control macaca step-uncle's house
  06/15/18
For the record I’m at a much lower ranked firm that doesn’t ...
Umber trailer park
  06/15/18
p depressing news going into the weekend
purple slap-happy site national security agency
  06/15/18
Eat my dick nigger lover
Umber trailer park
  06/15/18
your unraveling before our eyes has become the dumpster fire...
purple slap-happy site national security agency
  06/15/18
Explain
Umber trailer park
  06/15/18
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Umber trailer park
  06/16/18
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Umber trailer park
  09/04/18
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cracking death wish tanning salon
  06/16/18
yeah, but with "Jones Day" on your resume, you put...
histrionic red cumskin lodge
  06/15/18
To be fair, *Jones Days, Nights, and Weekends
Exhilarant National Legend
  06/15/18
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Umber trailer park
  02/12/21
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mauve electric roast beef
  02/12/21
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aromatic yarmulke
  02/15/21
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Umber trailer park
  10/14/21
I make less than that as a V50 Of Counsel.
Wonderful Orchid Organic Girlfriend
  02/12/21
holy shit out the firm
Hairraiser parlor therapy
  02/12/21
or at least give us vault range. that is really low.
Umber trailer park
  02/12/21
Gotta be flame. First years make 200k minimum now.
Adulterous Home
  02/12/21
it might not be flame. there is severe salary compression a...
Umber trailer park
  02/12/21
That’s a good point, I woulda thought most v50s pay cr...
Adulterous Home
  02/12/21
i think most v50s do, but there are some outliers.
Umber trailer park
  02/15/21
They systematically overpay top performers though. If you'r...
white razzle-dazzle mental disorder
  02/12/21
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mauve electric roast beef
  02/12/21
No they don't. No associate at Jones Day makes more than an...
Wonderful Orchid Organic Girlfriend
  02/12/21
Then explain why a high performer would stay knowing they ca...
white razzle-dazzle mental disorder
  02/12/21
Better partnership odds
Chestnut startling nibblets
  02/12/21
That's a fair point, it seems like they have larger partner ...
white razzle-dazzle mental disorder
  02/12/21
Not longer than most V20s, which are 10 years plus, except f...
Chestnut startling nibblets
  02/12/21
(Stevie Brogan)
Hairraiser parlor therapy
  02/12/21
lol no
Arousing space
  02/12/21
how hard to lateral from NYC/Chicago v50 to Jones Day Clevel...
Azure Twinkling Uncleanness Locus
  02/15/21
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Umber trailer park
  06/29/21
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Umber trailer park
  10/06/21
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trip whorehouse
  10/06/21
that's why they're as high as they are. feature, not a bug.
Supple Dun Stage Private Investor
  10/06/21
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Umber trailer park
  02/12/22


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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:24 PM
Author: Umber trailer park

Senior associates making $260k. This is a SHIT profession.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36252934)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:27 PM
Author: doobsian associate

“I like working for a firm that has its finances in order!”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36252952)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:33 PM
Author: Cream piazza bbw

As I understand it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36253562)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:37 PM
Author: drab chest-beating brunch



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:55 AM
Author: drab chest-beating brunch



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: bonkers spruce university alpha

they're a rust belt firm filled with miserable strivers. the high ranking is from their NY and DC specialty practices, which didn't arrive until the 80s. they lost their entire DC office when it broke off to form crowell & moring

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36252972)



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:10 PM
Author: provocative gas station roommate

oh we got a legal expert here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#43231415)



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:41 AM
Author: Umber trailer park



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Date: August 12th, 2025 12:15 PM
Author: Coprophilia Johnny ((zurich is stained))



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: pink generalized bond theatre

they have no debt as I understand it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36252979)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: drab chest-beating brunch



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:42 PM
Author: aromatic yarmulke



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:33 PM
Author: pink generalized bond theatre

260k is a huge salary

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36252984)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: Disturbing mustard giraffe

goes a long way in shaker heights

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36252989)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:41 PM
Author: vivacious crackhouse



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:49 PM
Author: drab chest-beating brunch

Cr. Thats city janitor money

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36253068)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: rambunctious lilac school cafeteria

Something tells me they have no problems hiring. The legal profession will always have a massive oversupply problem unless major changes are made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36252986)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:14 PM
Author: Bipolar citrine business firm nowag

How did this shit analysis not get called out in 2018? V25 firms are all competing over the same band of graduates and to a lesser extent laterals. There's an oversupply of lawyers in the country but there isn't an oversupply of Class of 2017 Stanford Law graduates willing to do debt financing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41935785)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:35 PM
Author: glittery scourge upon the earth

It's probably a decent firm if you want to increase your chances of making a career of it v. maximizing your earnings. That's always been my impression, although maybe incorrect.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36252995)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:37 PM
Author: bonkers spruce university alpha

they de-equitize all the time. so yea, if you want to live in the midwest making six figures as basically a career of counsel, it might work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36253002)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:37 PM
Author: pink generalized bond theatre

sounds 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36253004)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:42 PM
Author: vivacious crackhouse



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:56 PM
Author: aromatic yarmulke



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:38 PM
Author: Deranged dashing range

https://simpsonsscreenshots.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/mysterybox.png

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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:49 PM
Author: drab chest-beating brunch



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:38 PM
Author: Cream piazza bbw



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:42 PM
Author: aromatic yarmulke



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:55 PM
Author: aromatic yarmulke

https://imgur.com/a/9I8pMf1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36253692)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:59 PM
Author: glittery scourge upon the earth



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Date: June 15th, 2018 10:46 PM
Author: cracking death wish tanning salon



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:06 PM
Author: aromatic yarmulke



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:12 PM
Author: cracking death wish tanning salon



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:17 PM
Author: Umber trailer park

is this that coked up "written work, the way 9.3 interacts with 7.2" guy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#43231447)



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Date: January 18th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Umber trailer park



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Date: August 12th, 2025 12:32 PM
Author: I hate being a lawyer and want to die



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:50 PM
Author: aphrodisiac out-of-control macaca step-uncle's house

omg 260k where do they get off

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36253074)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:24 PM
Author: Umber trailer park

For the record I’m at a much lower ranked firm that doesn’t pay lockstep and was making 260k when I made partner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36253521)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:28 PM
Author: purple slap-happy site national security agency

p depressing news going into the weekend

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36253537)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 7:15 PM
Author: Umber trailer park

Eat my dick nigger lover

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36253786)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 9:05 PM
Author: purple slap-happy site national security agency

your unraveling before our eyes has become the dumpster fire du jour

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36254215)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 10:35 PM
Author: Umber trailer park

Explain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36254517)



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Date: June 16th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: Umber trailer park



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Date: September 4th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: Umber trailer park



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Date: June 16th, 2018 12:01 AM
Author: cracking death wish tanning salon



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Date: June 15th, 2018 7:28 PM
Author: histrionic red cumskin lodge

yeah, but with "Jones Day" on your resume, you put in some time and then afterwards you basically write your own ticket

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36253827)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 9:46 PM
Author: Exhilarant National Legend

To be fair,

*Jones Days, Nights, and Weekends

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#36254339)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:22 PM
Author: Umber trailer park



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:21 PM
Author: mauve electric roast beef



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:06 PM
Author: aromatic yarmulke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41949789)



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Date: October 14th, 2021 1:53 PM
Author: Umber trailer park



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:36 PM
Author: Wonderful Orchid Organic Girlfriend

I make less than that as a V50 Of Counsel.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41933507)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:37 PM
Author: Hairraiser parlor therapy

holy shit

out the firm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41933521)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:15 PM
Author: Umber trailer park

or at least give us vault range. that is really low.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41933783)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:22 PM
Author: Adulterous Home

Gotta be flame. First years make 200k minimum now.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41933832)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:24 PM
Author: Umber trailer park

it might not be flame. there is severe salary compression at firms that don't pay lockstep (like mine). I think when i made partner biglaw was at 180 or 190 for first years. i was making 260 when i was put up. my firm always matches the market salary for first years but does nothing for anyone year 2 and beyond.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41933852)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:27 PM
Author: Adulterous Home

That’s a good point, I woulda thought most v50s pay cravath scale but it’s been a while since I’ve seen the list

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41933882)



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:02 PM
Author: Umber trailer park

i think most v50s do, but there are some outliers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41949761)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:24 PM
Author: white razzle-dazzle mental disorder

They systematically overpay top performers though. If you're a 6th year doing 2400+ hours and unhappy with your pay and you're good, you could walk across the street to any other firm that does lockstep. But now you make the same as their worst sixth year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41933851)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:39 PM
Author: mauve electric roast beef



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41933950)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:10 PM
Author: Wonderful Orchid Organic Girlfriend

No they don't. No associate at Jones Day makes more than an associate of the same year at a lockstep firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41935758)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:57 PM
Author: white razzle-dazzle mental disorder

Then explain why a high performer would stay knowing they can go to another firm tomorrow and get more money?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41935989)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:00 PM
Author: Chestnut startling nibblets

Better partnership odds

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41935999)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:04 PM
Author: white razzle-dazzle mental disorder

That's a fair point, it seems like they have larger partner classes, but it's a longer track too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41936016)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:10 PM
Author: Chestnut startling nibblets

Not longer than most V20s, which are 10 years plus, except for places where no one makes partner (Cravath, S&C, etc.).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41936043)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:15 PM
Author: Hairraiser parlor therapy

(Stevie Brogan)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41935792)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:22 PM
Author: Arousing space

lol no

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41935828)



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:12 PM
Author: Azure Twinkling Uncleanness Locus

how hard to lateral from NYC/Chicago v50 to Jones Day Cleveland? the Shaker Heights trolling has got me curious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#41949811)



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Date: June 29th, 2021 8:18 AM
Author: Umber trailer park



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:07 PM
Author: Umber trailer park



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:15 PM
Author: trip whorehouse



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:17 PM
Author: Supple Dun Stage Private Investor

that's why they're as high as they are. feature, not a bug.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2Elisa#43231452)



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:43 AM
Author: Umber trailer park



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