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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.

Join Our Team

Office:
Brussels
Practice:
Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity

Join Wilson Sonsini’s esteemed European privacy and cybersecurity team in Brussels as we seek dynamic junior associates to enhance our practice. We advise clients across diverse sectors, including AI, finance, technology, life sciences, and more. You will engage in exciting, cutting-edge projects involving all aspects of EU privacy and data protection law. Our team also has a strong practice assisting clients with data breaches and cybersecurity incidents, corporate transactional privacy, contract negotiation, and other EU data legislations beyond the GDPR. You must be qualified in the EU, preferably Belgium or France, with up to 2 years’ post-qualification experience and a strong focus on data protection and cybersecurity law. We value entrepreneurial spirit and are looking for team players with a proactive attitude.

Office:
Wilmington
Practice:
Restructuring

Bring your 1-3 years of restructuring experience, including in-court restructurings, to this exciting opportunity in Wilmington. You will work closely with a collaborative team of attorneys who provide active mentoring and ongoing training. You will assume a high level of responsibility and direct client contact to gain a wide range of experience. Our growing and dynamic team represents clients in a broad range of industries, including biotechnology, medical devices, retail, manufacturing, transportation, energy, health care and financial services. We counsel on the full spectrum of restructuring strategies and transactions as well as insolvency and restructuring issues and corporate governance matters for distressed companies.

Office:
Washington, D.C.
Practice:
National Security

If you are a dynamic attorney with 3-5 years of government contracts and grants experience, join our cutting edge National Security practice in Washington, DC. We value highly skilled communicators who work well as part of a team. Bring your experience with OTAs, the SBA and SBIR rules, GSA/FSS programs and financial assistance agreements to this exciting opportunity. You will work alongside team members that handle foreign investment, export controls, sanctions, FCC and FAA (among other related topics).

Office:
Multiple locations
Practice:
General Corporate

If you want to represent companies at all stages of development in a diverse range of emerging and disruptive technologies, join our Corporate team. You will need an understanding of blockchain technology and markets as well as 3-6 years of experience advising crypto and web3 companies on transactions including: venture capital financings; crypto token, digital asset and NFT issuances; primary and secondary sales of crypto tokens and digital assets; or creation of offshore structures related to crypto token and digital asset issuances. Ideally, you will sit in our SF office. We are also open to candidates in LA, NY & DC.

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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