Palo Alto

The Palo Alto skyline at sunrise.
Number of Attorneys:
250+*
Number of Other Employees:
270+*
Low Temperature (Avg.):
44°F
High Temperature (Avg.):
77°F

* as of 4/1/26

650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto CA 94304-1050 US

An integral part of the fabric of the tech economy, our Palo Alto headquarters thrums with opportunity.

In the heart of Silicon Valley (and founded before it was even called “Silicon Valley”), Wilson Sonsini’s Palo Alto office is our largest and serves as the firm’s headquarters. This is the center of gravity where our industry-leading teams have written our history alongside clients we have had relationships with for many decades. This history also acts as a blueprint as we continue to form new relationships with technology and life sciences companies every day, helping them shape the future of our world.

Palo Alto also serves as the home base for our Summer Associate Academy, a week-long program filled with training and networking opportunities for our entire summer class. Each year, 35 to 40 summer associates are invited to join our Palo Alto teams.


Join Our Team

Office:
Multiple locations
Department:
Legal Support & Paralegals
Employment Type:
Full-Time

As a Senior Trademark Paralegal at Wilson Sonsini, you’ll support some of the most innovative companies in tech and life sciences, helping protect the brands behind breakthrough technologies. You’ll work on cutting-edge matters in a fast-paced, collaborative environment at a firm known for its deep IP expertise and commitment to clients shaping the future. This position is available as a hybrid work schedule

Office:
Austin
Palo Alto
San Francisco
Practice:
Corporate
Employment Type:
Full-Time

If you have extensive public company and capital market experience, we want to hear from you. Bring your 3+ years of experience in capital markets transactions and public company reporting compliance and governance, in the day-to-day issues that arise for public companies, and with issuers or investment banks in capital markets transactions to our team in San Francisco, Palo Alto, or Austin. For more information, click the Details button.

Office:
Multiple locations
Department:
Corporate
Employment Type:
Full-Time
Fully Remote or Hybrid (Business Professionals Only)

Wilson Sonsini is seeking an experienced M&A attorney for a full-time Practice Support Lawyer role embedded within our M&A practice group. This non billable, high impact position offers the opportunity to serve as a trusted resource and thought leader, building knowledge management infrastructure, driving practice innovation, and connecting the group to broader firm initiatives

Office:
Multiple locations
Practice:
Healthcare and FDA Regulatory
Department:
Regulatory & Compliance
Employment Type:
Full-Time

If you are an attorney with a strong interest in the use of technology in healthcare who is passionate about using technology to shape the future of healthcare, we encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity. You will work exclusively on health innovation, representing companies across all stages, from pre-formation to capital markets as well as public health tech companies.

You will have a combination of 2-4 years of meaningful experience or a genuine interest in these areas: advising on a variety of healthcare regulatory issues; federal, commercial, and self-insured payor reimbursement; value-based care and accountable care organizations; fraud and abuse; HIPAA and state health privacy laws; federal and state laws governing health data exchange and interoperability; state health-care transaction notification laws; Knox-Keene; and state laws relating to the use of AI in healthcare.

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

    Twitter

    When Twitter was acquired for $44 billion by Elon Musk, Wilson Sonsini served as lead deal counsel, advised the Board, and represented Twitter in the Delaware litigation.

Did you know?

Attorneys receive unlimited billable hour credit for time spent on pro bono projects.