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The federal government. Regulatory and enforcement agencies. Top decision-makers in the biggest industries in the world. Practicing law in Washington, D.C., is a whole different ball game.
Every D.C. firm worth your consideration will tell you about their proximity to the White House and K Street or their deep bench of former government officials and industry insiders.
Wilson Sonsini can go toe to toe with any of them on those points. But you should know that Washington, D.C., has been a growing tech hub for years: AOL was founded here, Amazon opened HQ2 just across the river in Arlington, and Northern Virginia’s Dulles Tech Corridor boasts a cluster of tech company headquarters and outposts. With our Silicon Valley roots and decades of experience helping start-ups and scale-ups in the tech and life sciences industries, our presence in D.C. just makes sense.
And it is an incredible place to practice law. Our D.C. practice is wide-ranging, so there is a wide range of practice groups from which to choose. Whether you work in antitrust and investigations or patents and transactions, or any of our other DC practice areas, you’ll learn from an established and growing team of litigators, dealmakers, and regulatory professionals.
You’ll also gain perspective from colleagues and mentors with substantial experience before major federal agencies, including the SEC, DOJ, FTC, FCC, USPTO, Copyright Office, Copyright Royalty Board, and the Departments of Commerce, Defense, State, and Treasury.
Our D.C. office hosts 11 to 15 summers each year, and they are assigned to any of a number of practices, including antitrust, appellate, corporate, complex litigation (which could include FCPA, government investigations, and white collar), M&A, national security, patents and IP, privacy and cybersecurity, or IT transactions.
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Wilson Sonsini’s Trademark and Advertising practice helps clients from AI and biotech startups to game-changing public companies build, vet, and defend their brands. Much of the work has no clear precedent, from AI-generated voices and likenesses to virtual worlds and influencer marketing, so you often advise before a problem ever reaches a courtroom.
We are looking for an associate with 2-5 years of experience in trademark, copyright, advertising, and Internet liability who wants real ownership of enforcement and dispute work. You will clear and prosecute trademarks, handle oppositions and enforcement from demand letters to federal litigation, and advise on advertising claims for clients with global ambitions. Sharp writing and practical creativity matter here, and a sense of humor is always appreciated. For more information, click the Details button.
Our IT Infrastructure team is looking for a Senior Infrastructure DevOps Engineer to help shape the firm's cloud architecture at scale. You'll own Azure DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform, acting as the go-to technical expert bridging our Infrastructure and Applications teams. This is a chance to work hands-on with Microsoft's cloud ecosystem, Azure, Power Platform, Graph API, and emerging AI tools, while helping define how a 1,100-attorney global firm builds and secures its technology foundation. If you're a self-starter who can translate complex cloud concepts for non-technical stakeholders and thrives balancing multiple priorities, we'd like to hear from you.
The firm is seeking a Competitive Intelligence Analyst who will research the legal market, peer firms, and the industries and clients we serve, and turn findings into clear, actionable insights for firm leadership and critical stakeholders. Your work will directly shape decisions on growth, strategy, and client pitches. You’ll collaborate with colleagues across the firm and see your analyses put to use quickly. If you enjoy digging into data and telling the story behind it, this is a chance to make a visible impact at a leading global law firm.
As an AI Enablement Specialist at Wilson Sonsini, you’ll evaluate emerging technologies, lead pilots and proofs of concept, and turn practitioner needs into practical, technology-enabled solutions that make legal work faster and better. You’ll partner directly with attorneys, practice group leaders, technology teams, and outside vendors, then guide adoption through training and change management. If you’re a builder and translator who enjoys making new tools stick in real workflows (legal experience a plus), this fully virtual role offers a chance to have a visible impact on how the firm delivers legal services.
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.
Did you know?
There are more than 20 participants in Wilson Sonsini's Patent Agent Law School Program (PALS) at any given time.