Last year Miami’s newest Big Law entrants welcomed their first summer associate programs in the city. This year, they’re back; and Kirkland & Ellis, notably, grew its program significantly.

Of the recent arrivals, Sidley Austin last year welcomed the largest summer class in Miami, with 10 total summer associates. This year the firm’s tally is down to seven, while Kirkland doubled the size of its own program to 16, making it the largest in a grouping that also includes Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Winston & Strawn.