Life Sciences Partner Hiring: A Transatlantic Snapshot

Explore Partner Hiring Trends Across Key Life Sciences Markets

Life sciences partner hiring accelerated across key US and UK markets in 2025, driven by sustained regulatory intensity, innovation-led demand and continued Big Law investment in specialist capability. Across London, New York, Boston, Washington, DC and California, 123 partner moves were recorded in 2024 and 2025, with activity rising in several markets even as broader hiring patterns became more selective.

The analysis examines what is driving movement across five markets — exploring shifts in lateral hiring, government and in-house transitions, practice area demand, and gender representation, and identifying the firms and geographies where life sciences investment has been most concentrated.