How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on vault rank?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: #6; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: #24.

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on am Law rank?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: #1; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: #51.

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: $225,000; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: $255,000+.

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on billable target?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: not shown; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: 2,000.

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on offices?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: 27; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: 48.

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on summer class size?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: 957 (year not confirmed); Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: 38 (year not confirmed).

How do Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Kirkland & Ellis LLP: not shown; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: 100%.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie 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	Ashurst Perkins Coie
Higher pay wins	$225,000	$255,000+ (wins this category)
Higher wins	$11.12M (wins this category)	$1.99M
Lower rank wins	#6 (wins this category)	#24
Lower rank wins	#1 (wins this category)	#51
Higher wins	$10.56B (wins this category)	$1.28B
More lawyers wins	4,145	Not Reported
OfficesMore offices wins	27	48 (wins this category)
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	26 tables (wins this category)	5 tables
2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date winsNot Comparable	Opened Nov 1, 2026	Not announcedLast cycle Jan 5, 2026
1L OpensEarlier date wins	Opened Nov 1, 2026Summer 2027 (1L stint for 2L offer holders; apply once for the 2L summer)	Not Reported

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
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP
Est. 1912

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.

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Est. 1912

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP is Vault #24. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Construction. Operates from 48 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige

Kirkland & Ellis LLP#6
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP#24

Kirkland & Ellis LLP#1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP#51

Kirkland & Ellis LLP65 records
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP25 records

: #6
: #1
: 65 records

Vault rank: #24
Am Law rank: #51
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 25 records

Compensation

Kirkland & Ellis LLP$225,000
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$255,000+

Kirkland & Ellis LLP$11.12M
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$1.99M

Kirkland & Ellis LLP$10.56B
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$1.28B

Revenue per lawyer

Kirkland & Ellis LLP$2.55M
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$1.26M

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

First-Year Comp: $255,000+
Profits Per Partner: $1.99M
Firm revenue: $1.28B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.26M

Work & scale

Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP2,000

Kirkland & Ellis LLP6 years
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

Kirkland & Ellis LLP1.2:1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

Kirkland & Ellis LLP~4,150
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

Offices

Kirkland & Ellis LLP27
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP48

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

Billable target: 2,000
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50): Not Reported
Offices: 48

Summer Program

Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP100%

Class size

Kirkland & Ellis LLP957 (year not confirmed)
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP38 (year not confirmed)

Kirkland & Ellis LLPFree market
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

Kirkland & Ellis LLPYes
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPYes

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

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 38 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: Yes

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Kirkland & Ellis LLP1L summer program
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

1L applications open

Kirkland & Ellis LLPOpened Nov 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

2L applications open

Kirkland & Ellis LLPOpened Nov 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026)

2L deadline

Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot announced
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot announced

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

1L program: Not Reported
1L applications open: Not Reported
2L applications open: Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026)
2L deadline: Not announced

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

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · New York · 2026Band 4 · The Elite

Intellectual Property · Texas · 2026Band 5

Rank differences

Bankruptcy/RestructuringIllinois · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 5

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 3 · Highly Regarded

Corporate/M&A & Private EquityIllinois · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 5 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 5 · Highly Regarded

Intellectual PropertyIllinois · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Intellectual PropertyNationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

Intellectual Property: AppellateNationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Intellectual Property: LitigationDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 5

Intellectual Property: Patent LitigationCalifornia · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

Intellectual Property: PatentNew York · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 5

Intellectual Property: Trade SecretsNationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

Intellectual Property: Trademark & CopyrightNationwide · 2026

Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

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 Ashurst Perkins Coie for sources and dates.