* as of 4/2/25
With one of the top life sciences practices in the city and the region, Wilson Sonsini’s Boston office offers exciting opportunities in a range of corporate, patent, transactions, and regulatory practices.
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and universities in and around the area, our Boston team represents innovators in several industries, including life sciences, technology, sustainability, clean energy, and financial services.
Our Boston office’s clients range from early-stage start-ups to public companies, as well as their board and management teams. We also represent leading venture capital and private equity firms, along with other investor institutions.
Because our team is advancing companies in new markets worldwide, our Boston-based attorneys represent clients in their most important matters, including with respect to the development of their intellectual property portfolios, preferred stock financings, initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures and strategic partnering agreements.
Our Boston summer program typically brings in five to 10 summer associates in our corporate, energy and climate solutions, patents and innovations, or technology transactions practices.
Explore Boston Practices
Photo Tour
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Seating in the reception area of the new Wilson Sonsini Boston office. -
The conference rooms in Boston can accommodate meetings of many different sizes. This is one of the larger and more formal meeting rooms. -
Other conference spaces in the Boston office allow colleagues to work together in smaller groups. -
The Boston office has several sizes and types of communal space, both for working or for colleagues to get together over coffee or lunch. Here, Jessica Ramsey, a patent litigation associate in our San Francisco office, works in one of our more casual Boston conference rooms while waiting for the Life Sciences Summit to begin. -
Gathering spaces for attorneys and staff range from formal conference space to more casual surroundings. Attorneys and staff use them for meetings, but also for meals and other social time. -
The two floors of the Boston office are connected by an internal staircase. -
The location of the Boston office affords beautiful views of historic landmarks and the harbor. -
Wherever you turn in the Boston office, you find another space set up for collaboration or an opportunity to connect with a colleague, such as this space just past the elevators. -
Ying Chen, a Patents and Innovations associate, discusses a draft patent application with Weigang Lu, a patent agent, in a typical Boston attorney's office. -
A typical office setup in Boston. Some attorneys and staff personalize their offices a great deal. For those visiting Boston from one of our other offices, hoteling space is available.
Join Our Team
The firm is seeking a Business Development and Marketing Manager specializing in Life Sciences. This role will be crucial in proactively generating and supporting business development and marketing opportunities for select partners within our Life Sciences practice. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of the life sciences sector, including biotech, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, along with significant business development experience in a legal or related setting.
Wilson Sonsini has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Security Engineer to join the IT team. This position under the direction of the Director of Security Engineering and Operations, is responsible for managing the firm’s information security systems and processes, assuring enforcement of security policies, managing the information security threat lifecycle, analyzing, and responding to security events escalated by the Security Operations Center (SOC) and coordinating actions to limit risks identified through our automated systems. This is a wonderful opportunity to provide your expertise and support in the areas of security engineering, incident response and risk management for the entire firm. This position is available as a hybrid work schedule.
The Patents and Innovations Group at Wilson Sonsini has an opening for an IP specialist or patent agent with backgrounds in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, materials sciences, artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML), or related disciplines. A demonstrable interest in the life sciences either from industry or educational experience is strongly preferred. Advanced degrees are required, and prior patent agent, law firm, or industry experience is a plus.
An IP specialist and patent agent candidate should be a self-motivated, entrepreneurial, collaborative and intellectually curious scientist with an advanced degree in one of the following fields: cell or molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, bioengineering, organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, cancer biology, pharmacology, biophysics, or digital health focused disciplines. Advanced degrees are required, and prior patent agent, law firm, or industry experience is a plus.
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?
In 2022, Wilson Sonsini attorneys and staff participated in nearly 80 community service projects, and the Wilson Sonsini Foundation contributed almost $1.6 million to more than 90 law-related organizations and nearly 130 community organizations.