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.
Our Wilmington office is seeking an associate with 3-5 years of experience advising clients on alternative entities to join our Corporate team. You will provide guidance on a range of alternative entity matters, from formation to ongoing counseling, with the opportunity to work on innovative alternative entity structures connected to the firm’s M&A, emerging markets, and public company practices. Join our collegial, team-oriented practice with deep roots in the Delaware market. For more information, click the Details button.
Our nationally recognized tax attorneys leverage their wide-ranging expertise in federal, state, and international tax law to advise innovative and dynamic clients throughout their stages of development. Our team works closely with the M&A practice on a myriad of domestic and international transactions as well as counsels clients on equity and debt financings, tax planning and licensing and collaboration agreements. Be a part of this fast-paced, engaging team. You will need at least 4-8 years of tax experience and to be a strong written and oral communicator. For more information, click the Details button.
Our Seattle office is seeking a corporate associate with 4-6 years of relevant corporate experience, particularly in one or more of the following areas: capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital, with a focus on representing emerging growth technology and life sciences companies.
The candidate will have the opportunity to advise clients throughout their full life cycle, from incorporation to exit, often serving as outside general counsel. This includes day-to-day counseling and direct interaction with management teams, negotiating and advising companies and investors in equity financings, and guiding clients through strategic transactions and acquisitions.
We are looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-paced environment, and who is an energetic and creative problem-solver. While a technical or science degree is not required, a genuine interest in new technology and life sciences and in being part of the team helping these new technologies and life sciences companies develop and entrepreneurs thrive is important.
Superior academic credentials, and excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills are required. For more information, click the Details button.
Join our collaborative team of corporate lawyers working with exciting biotech and tech companies, guiding them from inception through funding, IPO, and life as a public company. Based in Palo Alto with a hybrid schedule, this role calls for a corporate attorney with 3-5 years of experience and a background in life sciences and tech. You'll advise companies through the start-up and venture capital phase, IPOs and equity capital markets, and public company reporting, gaining deep and broad experience helping clients bring world-changing products to market.
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.
Our Academies are the cornerstone of our professional development programming. The academies are offered for associates in their first, third, fifth, and seventh years. There is also an academy for summer associates and one for those who have newly joined our member ranks. Conducted as multi-day conferences…
Part of our strength as a firm comes from working across practice groups to serve our clients. Learn more about the many industries where our myriad practice groups and areas of expertise come together to serve bleeding-edge clients and technologies.
Associates represent the future of our firm, and their insights, perspectives, and talents are a key ingredient for the firm’s success. Therefore, it’s critical that they have a voice in firm decisions and policies.
Every firm has its own insider knowledge base—the quirks and ways of working that are hard to understand until you actually work there. Wherever possible, we try to tell you about those quirks as you’re researching us so that you can get a better understanding of how we operate. Which leads us to answer the question: At Wilson Sonsini, what do we mean by “neighborhoods”?
