From a former BigLaw litigator. I've sat in your chair.
I place patent prosecution attorneys and agents at AmLaw 100 firms and top IP boutiques in Boston, across life sciences and tech. I was a patent litigator myself, so I know patent practice from the inside.
15 minutes. Completely confidential. Firms pay my fee, never you.
Patent Prosecution ยท Boston
In Boston life sciences, the patent estate often is the company's value, what gets financed, licensed, and acquired. Prosecution here means drafting the claims investors diligence and competitors attack, for biotech startups out of the universities and hospitals and for the established pharmaceutical companies ringing the city. But life sciences is the anchor, not the whole market. Boston's robotics, medical device, and software companies keep a genuine EE and CS prosecution bar busy too, and firms here staff both tracks.
I was a patent litigator, so I know which prosecution experience survives scrutiny later, and that is what Boston firms are hiring for. I track which groups serve the biotech pipeline, which carry the tech side, and which are adding in your technical area. Before you move, I'll tell you plainly where your background fits.
Before I recruited attorneys, I was one, a litigator at Weil Gotshal and Finnegan Henderson. I know what a 2,200 hour year feels like, how partners really size up a lateral, and what it's like to be the one making this call. That's the difference between someone who forwards your resume and someone who fights for your career.
I practiced patent law, so I can frame your prosecution work as the company building asset it is, and I know how to present your science so it reads as depth rather than a credential line.
No blasting your resume across the market. I learn your practice first, then take you to the handful of Boston groups that genuinely match where you're headed.
What we discuss stays between us. Nothing about you reaches a firm until you tell me yes, for that specific opportunity, in writing.
Three steps, no pressure, and an honest read from someone who has been on your side of the desk.
Fifteen minutes to understand where you are, where you want to go, and the things you won't compromise on.
A tight set of Boston patent prosecution roles matched to your practice and your life, each one with a clear reason it's on the list.
I take your story straight to the hiring partner, run point on interviews, prep you for every round, and negotiate the offer.
It's structure, not effort
If your firm isn't winning the matters in your practice area, there's no work to hand down, no matter how proactive you are. Months of quiet start to read like underperformance when the real problem is structural. A busier platform fixes in weeks what staying can never fix at all. The answer isn't grinding harder. It's the right firm.
Hear how attorneys made their next move.
"I didn't think this kind of role was possible for me. It was."
"Steven understood where I was trying to go and built a path to it I couldn't have found on my own."
"It felt discreet, thoughtful, and personal. I never once felt sold."
"His read on how to position my experience, prep for interviews, and negotiate the offer was excellent."
Moving isn't disloyalty
Firms expect laterals. They don't take it personally. The attorneys who advance fastest aren't the ones who never leave. They're the ones who move when their firm can't support what comes next. Your career isn't built on loyalty. It's built by being deliberate about where you spend your 2,000 billable hours.
Completely. What we discuss stays between us, and if we move forward your resume doesn't reach anyone until you give me a yes for that specific opportunity, in writing.
For the most science heavy biotech work, a PhD or equivalent research depth is often the expectation. But Boston's device, robotics, and software prosecution runs on engineering degrees, and pharmaceutical lifecycle work values strong masters and industry backgrounds too. I'll tell you honestly where your credentials place you in this market.
Firms pay my fee, not you. There's no cost to you at any point in the process.
No. Most attorneys I work with are exploring, not decided. A conversation costs you nothing and tells you a lot.
Both. Boston has a strong bench of specialist patent prosecution boutiques alongside the big flagship practices. The right answer depends on the work and the life you want, and I'll help you compare them honestly.
I practiced in BigLaw for six years before I switched to recruiting. I don't just know the market, I know what it's like to sit in your chair. I won't waste your time with roles that don't make sense, and I'll be straight with you about what's realistic.
Before I recruited attorneys, I was one. Six years in BigLaw gave me a perspective most recruiters don't have. I know how partners weigh a lateral, how firms think about fit, and what it actually feels like to be the one making this decision.
Nine years and hundreds of placements later, I do one thing: help attorneys who've outgrown where they are find the right next role. Associates, counsel, and partners at AmLaw 100 firms and top boutiques. You set the pace, I keep everything quiet, and I stay focused on what's right for you.
"He introduced me directly to people who were relevant to my experience. I ended up with options that made sense for where I'm going."
15 minutes. Completely confidential. Firms pay my fee, never you.
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