In Boston, the patent is often the company. Let's find the group where your technical depth earns like it.
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
Boston prosecution is where patents are the asset, not the paperwork.
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.
Most recruiters have never done your job. I have.
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 know how partners read a lateral
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.
I won't send you where you don't fit
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.
Discreet from the first call
What we discuss stays between us. Nothing about you reaches a firm until you tell me yes, for that specific opportunity, in writing.
A simple, confidential process that respects your time.
Three steps, no pressure, and an honest read from someone who has been on your side of the desk.
A quiet first call
Fifteen minutes to understand where you are, where you want to go, and the things you won't compromise on.
A shortlist that fits
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 go to bat for you
I take your story straight to the hiring partner, run point on interviews, prep you for every round, and negotiate the offer.
The Boston patent prosecution work I place for.
- Patent portfolios for biotech companies from formation through exit
- Pharmaceutical prosecution and lifecycle strategy
- University and hospital originated inventions and licensing support
- Robotics, medical device, and software prosecution for Boston's tech companies
- The move between IP boutiques, AmLaw benches, and in house, matched to your degree
It's structure, not effort
Sometimes the bottleneck isn't you. It's deal flow.
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.
Real stories, real career moves.
Hear how attorneys made their next move.
"I didn't think this kind of role was possible for me. It was."
Associate, Appellate (AmLaw Firm)
"Steven understood where I was trying to go and built a path to it I couldn't have found on my own."
Counsel, M&A (AmLaw Firm)
"It felt discreet, thoughtful, and personal. I never once felt sold."
Partner, Elite Litigation (Boutique)
"His read on how to position my experience, prep for interviews, and negotiate the offer was excellent."
AmLaw Firm
Moving isn't disloyalty
Most associates think lateraling is risky. Staying still is riskier.
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.
Questions you're probably already asking.
Is this actually confidential?
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.
Do I need a PhD to compete in Boston life sciences prosecution?
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.
How do you get paid?
Firms pay my fee, not you. There's no cost to you at any point in the process.
Do I need to be actively looking to reach out?
No. Most attorneys I work with are exploring, not decided. A conversation costs you nothing and tells you a lot.
Do you only work with Big Law, or boutiques too?
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.
Why work with you instead of another recruiter?
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.
About Steven
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."
The next move starts with one conversation.
15 minutes. Completely confidential. Firms pay my fee, never you.
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