Top BigLaw Firms for Real Estate in Boston
Every firm in our directory with a Boston office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for real estate in Massachusetts, strongest band first. Goodwin Procter LLP leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 12
- Band 1 firms
- 2
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
12 ranked firms for real estate in Boston
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 2 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Open now |
| 3 | Ropes & Gray LLP Vault #20 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 4 | Proskauer Rose LLP Vault #33 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 5 | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Vault #25 |
| $225,000 | Open now |
| 6 | Holland & Knight LLP Vault #48 |
| $225,000 | Jan 4, 2027 |
| 7 | Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Vault #77 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Dec 11, 2026 |
| 8 | Seyfarth Shaw LLP Vault #89 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 9 | Sullivan & Worcester |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
| 10 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55 |
| Varies by office | Dec 1, 2026 |
| 11 | Nixon Peabody LLP Vault #75 |
| $210,000 | Not announced |
| 12 | McCarter & English |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Massachusetts tables; Band 1 is the strongest, and a “Highly Regarded” band sits below every “Elite” band. Pay is each firm’s first-year base; summer dates come from each firm’s own page via the BigLaw Job Board. How rankings work
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