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One of the youngest and most vibrant tech and life sciences 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, life sciences, and startup hub based in Salt Lake City. With more than $19 billion at play (and growing) and leading academic institutions feeding the innovation ecosystem, Utah has become a prime destination in the tech and life sciences space. Which is why Wilson Sonsini opened our newest office there in late 2021.
With strong relationships in the thriving community of technology and life sciences companies, entrepreneurs, and venture capital firms here, we already represent more than 250 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, transactions, and IP/patent strategy work 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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Join Wilson Sonsini's emerging companies group, home to our deepest bench in early- and growth-stage company representation. You will work at the center of Silicon Valley's startup ecosystem, representing the founders, emerging growth companies, and venture investors building the next generation of AI and other category-defining businesses. Our clients range from stealth-mode startups to the most prominent late-stage private companies in the Valley.
You will leverage your 3-6 years of relevant corporate experience to take a leading role on the full range of strategic transactions that define a company's first decade. You will run deals, manage client relationships, mentor junior associates, and develop the judgment that comes from advising founders and boards through inflection points, from Seed stage through pre-IPO and beyond. Our collaborative team invests heavily in associate development, both on the substantive work and on the client relationships that will define your career.
Wilson Sonsini has an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Paralegal to join our Litigation group in our Salt Lake City, Utah office. We’re looking for an experience litigation paralegal to have complete ownership in their role and support our attorneys in all aspects of litigation, with a focus on complex civil and corporate litigation matters. This position is available as a hybrid work schedule.
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.
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.
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.
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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.