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Just minutes from a beautiful stretch of coastline in Southern California—Torrey Pines State Reserve—our San Diego office is ideal for those who want to work with companies that are exploring new frontiers in the life sciences and technology industries.
San Diego is a great destination if you are interested in representing clients in the life science and technology industries that are developing and commercializing innovative and cutting edge therapies, devices and other technology.
Our San Diego team works closely with growing and established life sciences, pharmaceutical, and technology companies on corporate, patent, technology transactions and litigation matters at all stages of companies’ business life cycle, and we represent leading venture capital and other financial institutions who fund these companies.
With one of the largest and most sophisticated life sciences patent teams in Southern California, we handle the full range of patent counseling and litigation. Our team of recognized patent experts helps build new business models for pioneering life science and technology companies, consults on patent strategies, handles patent litigation, and helps secure technology licensing from universities and other institutions.
From facilitating startup corporate formation to venture capital and other financing to strategic partnerships and IPOs and public company representation, you will have the opportunity to be part of the full business life cycle in the life sciences and technology industries.
And the team is eager to meet you. Our San Diego office is a great location for summer associates: we typically hire four to eight each year, focusing on our corporate, patents and patent litigation, and biotech transactions practices.
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As our IT Communications & Vendor Specialist, you’ll turn system upgrades and new rollouts into clear, human messages that help the whole firm feel ready for change, while also keeping our IT vendor relationships organized from contracts to renewals. If you’re a strong writer who can explain complex tech in plain English and you’re curious about using AI tools like Claude in your daily work, this fully remote role might be your next move.
Our IT Infrastructure team is looking for a Senior Infrastructure DevOps Engineer to help shape the firm's cloud architecture at scale. You'll own Azure DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform, acting as the go-to technical expert bridging our Infrastructure and Applications teams. This is a chance to work hands-on with Microsoft's cloud ecosystem, Azure, Power Platform, Graph API, and emerging AI tools, while helping define how a 1,100-attorney global firm builds and secures its technology foundation. If you're a self-starter who can translate complex cloud concepts for non-technical stakeholders and thrives balancing multiple priorities, we'd like to hear from you.
Our nationally recognized technology transactions team partners with innovative life sciences companies, from biotech to medical devices, on the commercial arrangements that drive how their technology is developed and brought to the market. The work includes collaboration agreements, foundational technology licenses, and asset sales and spin-outs.
We are looking for an associate with 3 to 6 years of transactional and licensing experience and a genuine interest in life sciences. You will have early client contact, exposure to a broad range of deals, and close work with attorneys across the firm, in an entrepreneurial group that values collaboration, high performance, and diverse perspectives. For more information, click the Details button.
The firm is seeking a polished and organized Temporary Attorney Recruiting Coordinator who will support attorney recruitment efforts for our San Diego office. The Attorney Recruiting Coordinator will help with event preparation and execution, host prospective attorneys in our San Diego office and help with application and interview coordination.
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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Mentoring and training are part of our core values. We are committed to building the next generation of attorneys and business professionals to ensure the future success of the firm. We do this while honoring the legacy of our senior colleagues and our deep roots in the client base we serve.