How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on vault rank?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: #6; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: #28.

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on am Law rank?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: #1; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: #57.

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: $225,000; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: $225,000+.

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on offices?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: 27; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 9.

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on summer class size?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: 957 (year not confirmed); O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 60 (year not confirmed).

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: not shown; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 98.4%.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.

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Who Wins Each Category

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Category	Kirkland & Ellis	O'Melveny & Myers
Higher pay winsTie	$225,000	$225,000+Market base
Higher wins	$11.12M (wins this category)	$3.46M
Lower rank wins	#6 (wins this category)	#28
Lower rank wins	#1 (wins this category)	#57
Higher wins	$10.56B (wins this category)	$1.17B
More lawyers wins	4,145 (wins this category)	778
OfficesMore offices wins	27 (wins this category)	9
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	26 tables (wins this category)	2 tables
2L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable	Opened Nov 1, 2026Summer 2028	Open nowSummer 2028: Texas joint 1L/2L and Intellectual Property summer programs
1L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable	Opened Nov 1, 2026Summer 2027 (1L stint for 2L offer holders; apply once for the 2L summer)	Open nowSummer 2027: Texas joint 1L/2L summer program

Sources: Vault 2027 and Am Law 200 FY2025 rankings, Chambers USA 2026, first-year pay as each firm or the market reports it, and program dates from firm career pages on the Job Board. Missing data reads Not Reported and never counts as a loss.

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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Est. 1909
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Est. 1885

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Est. 1909

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #6 / Am Law #1. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Asset Management M&A, and Banking & Finance. Operates from 27 offices worldwide.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Est. 1885

O'Melveny & Myers LLP is a mid-size firm of ~778 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in ERISA Litigation, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity), and Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets.

Rankings & prestige

Kirkland & Ellis LLP#6
O'Melveny & Myers LLP#28

Kirkland & Ellis LLP#1
O'Melveny & Myers LLP#57

Kirkland & Ellis LLP65 records
O'Melveny & Myers LLP5 records

: #6
: #1
: 65 records

Vault rank: #28
Am Law rank: #57
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 5 records

Compensation

Kirkland & Ellis LLP$225,000
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$225,000+

Kirkland & Ellis LLP$11.12M
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$3.46M

Kirkland & Ellis LLP$10.56B
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$1.17B

Revenue per lawyer

Kirkland & Ellis LLP$2.55M
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$1.50M

: $225,000
: $11.12M
: $10.56B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.55M

First-Year Comp: $225,000+
Profits Per Partner: $3.46M
Firm revenue: $1.17B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.50M

Work & scale

Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Kirkland & Ellis LLP6 years
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Kirkland & Ellis LLP1.2:1
O'Melveny & Myers LLP2.2:1

Kirkland & Ellis LLP~4,150
O'Melveny & Myers LLP~800

Offices

Kirkland & Ellis LLP27
O'Melveny & Myers LLP9

: Not Reported
: 6 years
: 1.2:1
: ~4,150
Offices: 27

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 2.2:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~800
Offices: 9

Summer Program

Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLP98.4%

Class size

Kirkland & Ellis LLP957 (year not confirmed)
O'Melveny & Myers LLP60 (year not confirmed)

Kirkland & Ellis LLPFree market
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Kirkland & Ellis LLPYes
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNo

: Not Reported
Class size: 957 (year not confirmed)
: Free market
: Yes

Offer rate: 98.4%
Class size: 60 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Kirkland & Ellis LLP1L summer program
O'Melveny & Myers LLP1L summer program

1L applications open

Kirkland & Ellis LLPOpened Nov 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPOpen now

2L applications open

Kirkland & Ellis LLPOpened Nov 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPOpen now

2L deadline

Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot announced
O'Melveny & Myers LLPJan 31, 2027

1L program: 1L summer program
1L applications open: Opened Nov 1
2L applications open: Opened Nov 1
2L deadline: Not announced

1L program: 1L summer program
1L applications open: Open now
2L applications open: Open now
2L deadline: Jan 31, 2027

Chambers by practice, market and year

Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.

Shared rankings

Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets · Nationwide · 2026Band 1

Litigation: General Commercial · California · 2026Band 2 · The Elite

Tax · California: Southern · 2026Band 3

Labor & Employment · District of Columbia · 2026Band 4

Litigation: General Commercial · Texas: Houston & Surrounds · 2026Band 4

Rank differences

AntitrustDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 5

AntitrustNationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Banking & FinanceCalifornia · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNew York · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 6 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 6 · Elite

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Intellectual Property: Patent LitigationCalifornia · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Intellectual Property: PatentNew York · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Intellectual Property: Trademark & CopyrightNationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

International Trade: CFIUS ExpertsNationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)Nationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Litigation: General CommercialDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 3 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Firm-only and additional rankings remain available on each firm profile so missing coverage is not mistaken for a head-to-head loss.

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Data sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown. Chambers record counts can span years and reporting coverage varies; missing years or markets are not compared. Current Chambers bands were checked against each firm’s Chambers profile on Sep 26, 2026; where Chambers splits a table, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm. Missing values read “Not Reported”.

More head-to-head comparisons

Firm data comes from each firm’s own publications, Chambers USA and Vault; see Kirkland & Ellis and O'Melveny & Myers for sources and dates.