Practice by city · November 2026
Tax in Boston: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Tax in Boston over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 24
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 45.8%
- Partner share of moves
- 50
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 24 lawyers joined a new firm in Tax in Boston from November 2025 to October 2026, 3.4% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Tax | Boston | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 45.8% | 37.9% | 26.6% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 10.0% | 13.0% | 11.8% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 37.5% | 48.5% | 57.5% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 29.2% | 15.5% | 11.2% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 22.7% | 21.1% | 14.6% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 29.2% | 49.9% | 57.9% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+23.8%) | rose (+23.7%) | rose (+9.0%) |
12 months to October 2026 unless the row says three years; a row switches to three years for every column when this page's 12-month value is not published. A dash is a value we do not publish. Flat means a change under 5% or inside the noise of the two counts.
Against the Tax practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is lower here: 29.2% against 49.9%. Set against all moves in Boston, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 29.2% here against 57.9%, below it.
Over the three years to October 2026, 50 lawyers moved in Tax in Boston. They joined 27 different firms. 16.0% stepped up a level on the move and 20.0% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 33.3% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner45.8%
- Associate37.5%
Partners make up 45.8% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. A step up in title came with 29.2% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers29.2%
- 150-399 lawyers50.0%
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. Lateral hires in Tax in Boston were spread across 27 firms. Ten firms account for 64.6% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Shipman & Goodwin, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers33.3%
- 150-399 lawyers45.5%
The practice accounts for 6.6% of all lateral moves in Boston. Over the three years to October 2026, 64.0% of movers came from another firm in Boston itself. A change of city came with 22.7% of moves (market 20.5%).
Firms by rank and band
Each firm appears as a rank and a band, never an exact count, and only with at least 10 moves in the window.
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shipman & Goodwin | 6-10 |
| 2 | Choate Hall & Stewart | 3-5 |
| 3 | Nixon Peabody | 3-5 |
| 4 | McCarter & English | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Tax in Boston
25 lawyers were promoted to partner in Tax in Boston over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 11.0 years, with the middle half between 10.0 years and 13.2 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 70.8% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 24 promotions.
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Edition November 2026. Window: November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Sartori & Partners, from public law-firm announcements, firm websites and professional profiles, checked monthly. Methodology. Spot an error? [email protected].
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