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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.
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Wilson Sonsini is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to play a critical role in protecting the Firm’s global technology environment. This is a high-impact opportunity for a hands-on security leader who thrives on solving complex challenges, strengthening defenses, and responding decisively to evolving threats. Partnering closely with the Director of Security Engineering and Operations, you’ll shape security strategy, lead incident response, and drive continuous improvement across our security architecture and operations.
The AI Systems Manager (ASM) will help lead the firm’s enterprise artificial intelligence platform function, with direct responsibility for the administration, adoption and governance of the firm’s AI systems at enterprise scale. The ASM oversees the full range of firm-wide AI tools, including chat-based, agentic and developer-facing products, and is accountable for ensuring these platforms remain secure, well-governed, cost-effective and broadly adopted throughout the enterprise.
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.
Wilson Sonsini is seeking a Vendor Management Counsel to join its Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The OGC manages the full spectrum of legal matters arising from the firm's own operations—from commercial and vendor relationships to regulatory compliance, employment, and risk management. . This role offers the opportunity to manage a high-volume, varied contracting practice within a sophisticated internal legal team.
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