Austin

The Texas state flag flies in front of the skyline of Austin.
Number of Attorneys:
26*
Number of Other Employees:
21*
Low Temperature (Avg.):
59°F
High Temperature (Avg.) :
80°F

* as of 5/1/24

900 South Capital of Texas Highway
Las Cimas IV, Fifth Floor
Austin
TX
78746-5546
US

Welcome to Silicon Hills. As the tech hub of Texas, Austin is home to more than 9,600 tech companies and scores of VC and private equity firms, accelerators, and other investors.

Located in the capital of Texas, our Austin office tailors our full range of legal services to the needs of technology and life sciences companies at all stages of development. Joining the Austin team means you will be given fast-paced, exciting work from day one, working with start-ups, entrepreneurs, and venture capital firms.

In addition to representing clients in a broad range of corporate, securities, M&A, and other transactions-related matters, our Austin attorneys advise on governance, employment, privacy and IP, including IP licensing and commercial contracts. Our team also includes experienced litigators who represent clients in complex IP, employment, trade secret, and other commercial disputes.

In Austin, our summer associate program typically recruits two to five summers, focusing on our corporate and technology transactions practices.


Join Our Team

Office:
Multiple locations
Department:
Information Technology

Wilson Sonsini has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Security Engineer to support our firm's information security monitoring and response activities. This role is also accountable for providing expertise and support in the areas of security engineering, incident response and risk management. The ideal candidate will understand the information security lifecycle and how to apply a disciplined approach to security that takes the business needs of the Firm into account.

Office:
Multiple locations
Department:
Finance and Accounting

Wilson Sonsini is looking for an enthusiastic and energic Rates Administrator to join the firm’s Finance Department. This role will promote the development of Billing and eBilling workflows throughout the firm.

Office:
Austin
Department:
Information Technology

The Manager, Security & Privacy Compliance is responsible for the firm’s day-to-day implementation of compliance related policies, plans, and procedures at both the department and firm level. The position also focuses on third-party vendor compliance, data compliance for the California Privacy Rights Act and General Data Protection Regulation, third-party Business Impact Analysis processes, as well as tracking the implementation and compliance with client requirements. This role will serve as the liaison to the Office of the General Council for security and privacy related matters associated with vendor contracts and associated data security and privacy agreements.

Office:
Multiple locations
Department:
Information Technology

The Enterprise Applications Engineer will help implement the technology initiatives and support the vendor-based technology roadmap. The Enterprise Applications Engineer will manage and provide technical leadership of projects involving large-scale, complex, and highly analytical tasks. This individual will be a full stack developer and will serve as an expert by performing work requiring a very high level of technical knowledge of several areas. This role will design and support building key components of our application landscape.

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.

  • Client Highlight

    Bakkt Holdings, LLC

    Wilson Sonsini represented Bakkt Holdings, LLC, the digital asset marketplace founded in 2018, in a business combination with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company.