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Alumni Finder

Changing firms mid-career—or returning to private practice after serving in government or in-house roles—can be an incredibly exciting time. Transitioning your practice at a time of your career marked by substantial growth means you need a firm who will set you up for success.

By joining Wilson Sonsini, you’ll have a global platform and an incredibly dynamic client base on which to grow your business. And our robust lateral integration efforts and associate training academies will ensure that you don’t miss a step on your way up the ladder.

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Office:
Washington, D.C.
Practice:
Regulatory
Department:
Regulatory & Compliance
Employment Type:
Full-Time

Wilson Sonsini is seeking a dynamic attorney with 3-5 years of government contracts and grants experience to join our cutting-edge National Security practice. This attorney will advise deal teams, clients and investors on government contracts and grants in the context of M&A and financing transactions.

Office:
Multiple locations
Practice:
Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity
Department:
Regulatory & Compliance
Employment Type:
Full-Time

Join our dynamic and thriving Privacy and Cybersecurity team to play a key role in our cyber incident response, crisis management, and regulatory defense practice. We advise companies as they confront cybersecurity incidents and other complex privacy and cybersecurity issues; represent clients in connection with investigations related to cybersecurity, AI, and privacy; provide counseling on best practices and regulatory compliance; and provide cybersecurity expertise to companies engaging in technology and corporate transactions. We also advise cybersecurity companies on legal compliance related to security research and threat intelligence activities.

Office:
New York
Palo Alto
San Francisco
Practice:
Corporate
Employment Type:
Full-Time

Bring your 1-5 years of experience in debt capital markets and/or commercial finance to our dynamic Corporate Finance team in Palo Alto, San Francisco, or New York offices. You will have done borrower/issuer-side work and have experience in connection with single-lender and syndicated credit facilities, venture lending transactions, leveraged buyouts, offerings of convertible, high-yield, and investment-grade notes, and other structured financial instruments. Be a part of our fast-paced, collegial and team-oriented practice.

Office:
San Francisco
Practice:
Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
Corporate
Employment Type:
Full-Time

Join Wilson Sonsini’ s ECVC practice focusing 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 our VC and other investor-side clients. Candidates with a demonstrated interest in these growth industries and 4-8 years of ECVC experience would make a great addition to our team. As part of this ECVC “SWAT team,” you will foster relationships with the current and future stars of the private technology and life sciences company ecosystem. From pre-seed to pre-IPO, your work will focus on high growth businesses at all stages of their growth. You will counsel management on matters as varied as formation and exits—often on the same day. We also advise venture capital firms and a range of institutional investors investing in emerging growth companies, allowing you the opportunity to gain experience on both sides of the negotiating table.

More Opportunities

If you would like to submit an application to Wilson Sonsini, but do not see an active posting for the office or practice you are interested in, please apply here.

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