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  • Office:
    New York
    Palo Alto
    San Francisco
    Practice:
    Corporate

    Join Wilson Sonsini’s ECVC practice to focus on emerging companies and the investors who support them! You will lead transactions and interact directly with founders, CEOs, management teams and boards of directors at our company-side clients as well as interact directly with our VC and other investor-side clients. Candidates with a demonstrated interest in these growth industries and 4-6 years of ECVC experience would make a great addition to our team.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Practice:
    Patent Litigation

    If you are currently completing a federal district, appellate, or state supreme court clerkship and will be available to start in the fall of 2025 with a demonstrated interest in life sciences and/or high technology patent litigation, we want to hear from you. You will be an integrated member of our team advising companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar corporations. You will not only represent our diverse client base but will also be involved with all phases of the relationship from getting to know the client and their technology to helping with strategic counseling and working with other practice groups to provide comprehensive legal advice.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Practice:
    Internet Strategy and Litigation

    Join a team that has played a central role in shaping the legal landscape for the online world and routinely tackles cutting-edge legal issues, from the earliest battles over the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, to today’s disputes over privacy, copyright online, and free speech. You will have the opportunity to work with clients ranging from industry leaders to early-stage start-ups, and a host of others in between, from the US and around the world. We are hiring associates who are currently completing their federal district, appellate, or state supreme court clerkship and will be available to start in the fall of 2025.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Practice:
    Complex Litigation

    Wilson Sonsini’s nationally recognized litigation team is hiring associates who are currently completing a federal district, appellate, or state supreme court judicial clerkship and will be available to start in the fall of 2025. You will have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of litigation matters for our innovative clients, which span a broad range of industries such as technology, pharma, biopharma and life sciences. Our comprehensive spectrum of practices and our entrepreneurial spirit will afford you exceptional opportunities for professional growth and exploration. Take the next step to advance your career at Wilson Sonsini!

  • Office:
    Multiple locations

    Wilson Sonsini's Accelerated Consideration for Employment (ACE) program is an opportunity for applicants with a serious interest in our firm to get a decision from us on an earlier timeline. Through ACE, candidates who have thoroughly researched and are confident in their choice can start the application process earlier and move through quickly.

    ACE applications are open until May 17th and we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Screening interviews begin on May 27th and callback interviews begin on June 2nd. Please contact us if you need an earlier response. You will need to submit your Fall Semester grades as part of this application, and we'll collect Spring Semester grades at a later time. Our general Summer Associate application opens on May 18th.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Department:
    Human Resources

    Wilson Sonsini has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Recruiter to join our dynamic recruiting team. This role offers an opportunity to make significant impact on building out teams across the firm. This individual will provide proactive insight, guidance, and support to the firm's managers, and will help drive innovation in hiring and refine recruitment strategies to attract and retain top-tier talent.

  • Office:
    Palo Alto
    Washington, D.C.
    Department:
    Attorney Recruiting

    The Firm has a thrilling opportunity for those seeking a fulfilling role as a Temporary Law School Recruiting Assistant. The position is open for immediate hire and the assignment will be through September 2025. This role will be responsible for assisting with our brand building initiatives, summer associate program, campus recruiting efforts, along with working with our dynamic Attorney Recruiting team.

  • Office:
    Wilmington
    Department:
    Litigation

    Wilson Sonsini has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Paralegal to immediately join our Litigation group to reside in our Wilmington, Delaware office. This role will provide firsthand experience supporting our world class attorneys in all aspects of litigation, with a focus on complex civil and corporate litigation matters. This opportunity is available for a hybrid work schedule.

  • Office:
    Brussels
    Department:
    Reception Services

    The firm’s Brussels office is looking for a friendly and organized professional ready to be the face of a prestigious US law firm in the heart of the EU community. This is an exciting chance for an eager professional to immediately join our dynamic team! This position is available as a fully in-office work schedule.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Department:
    Finance and Accounting

    Wilson Sonsini is currently seeking a Temporary Billing Services Representative to join our growing Client Accounting team for approximately 3-4 months. This is an exciting opportunity to get hands on experience primary working on preparing and editing prebills and generate client invoices for our world class attorneys, who will be assigned to you. This role is a hybrid work schedule and can be in any of our U.S. offices.

Wilson Sonsini fosters a collaborative, team-oriented working environment in which we provide legal and business advice to some of the world’s most innovative technology, life sciences, and growth companies at all stages of their development. We constantly strive to add experienced and skilled attorneys to make practicing a challenging and rewarding experience.

Search firm submissions for attorney candidates are not accepted through this page. If you are a recruiter from a search firm that does not have an attorney fee agreement on file with Wilson Sonsini dated on or after April 4, 2023, or for London office submissions, dated on or after February 1, 2024, please contact AttorneyRecruiting@wsgr.com to obtain a current agreement before submitting candidates. Please note that older agreements are no longer valid. We do not accept search firm submissions for Patent Agent or law student candidates.

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