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One of the youngest and most vibrant tech hubs in the country, Salt Lake City combines startup energy and investment potential with glorious natural beauty, industry depth, and exciting opportunities for your legal career.
Welcome to Silicon Slopes, the not-so-fledgling tech and startup hub based in Salt Lake City. With more than $19 billion at play (and growing), Utah has become a prime destination in the tech space. Which is why Wilson Sonsini opened our newest office there in late 2021.
With strong relationships in the thriving community of technology companies, entrepreneurs, and venture capital firms here, we already represent more than 70 clients headquartered in Utah.
Our corporate attorneys have advised more venture capital firms on Utah-related deals and more Utah-based issuers on IPOs than any other firm since 2016, ranking first in each category by a substantial margin. The firm ranks fourth among law firms in advising on Utah-related mergers and acquisitions in the same period.
To complement our bustling corporate and transactions here, we have bolstered the litigation side with several prominent hires, including two former Utah Supreme Court justices.
Though it’s one of our newest offices, our summer program here includes two to five summer associates primarily working with our corporate and complex litigation practices.
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Wilson Sonsini's Accelerated Consideration for Employment (ACE) program is an opportunity for applicants with a serious interest in our firm to receive a hiring decision on an earlier timeline. Through ACE, candidates who have done their research can start the 2L application process earlier and move through the process faster.
We are reviewing 2L ACE applications and scheduling interviews on a rolling basis. Our general 2L Summer Associate application opens in early 2026.
In addition to applying for Summer 2027, the application enables you to be considered for our highly competitive two-summer fellowship for 1L law students, beginning in Summer 2026. This fellowship offers a unique opportunity to build lasting relationships by working closely with attorneys across practice groups through sustained engagement over two summers. While the core work experience remains consistent, Fellows return for a second summer (2027) already familiar with our teams and culture. This allows for deeper integration, stronger mentoring relationships, and enhanced readiness for post-graduate practice.
As the Director of Governance, Risk & Compliance you’re not just overseeing policies and procedures — you're also safeguarding the firm’s reputation, enabling its strategic growth, and ensuring it operates with confidence in a rapidly evolving regulatory world. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional leadership role where you will collaborate closely with lawyers, IT security, Human Resources, General Counsel and client teams, acting as a strategic advisor and business enabler.
Wilson Sonsini is actively seeking an experienced Principal Data Engineer (PDE) to join our Data Science and Operations team. This is an exciting opportunity for the PDE to help serve as a senior technical authority for designing and delivering an Azure-centric data ecosystem that powers the firm’s data management system and its application to business processes, workflows, AI/ML solutions, enterprise search, analytics, automation and reporting. This position is available a fully virtual work schedule.
The firm is looking for a Principal Solutions Engineer to join and be a key member of the firm's technology team. This wonderful role will lead the development of complex, integrated business solutions at our firm and ensuring data governance, security, and compliance, while also mentoring technical professionals and driving technology-driven projects. This opportunity is available as a fully remote work schedule.
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.