We're taking a look at hiring trends among the largest law firms, pinpointing which firms hired the most new associates in 2021 and from which law schools those firms recruited most heavily. Like last year, Kirkland & Ellis reported hiring the largest new associate class, at 231. Of those, 17 came from the University of Chicago Law School. Boston University School of Law had the largest cohort of 2021 graduates go to a single firm, sending 29 to Ropes & Gray.