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Known as the picturesque city by the bay and a hub of innovation with a booming economy, our San Francisco office is one of our largest, offering a full complement of services—and opportunity—across litigation, corporate and transactions, and regulatory law.
Just steps from the Ferry Building and a short walk from Oracle Park, our San Francisco office is a key piece of what makes Wilson Sonsini the technology legal powerhouse it is today.
Our unrivaled client list is rich with former start-ups that grew into industry-leading corporations and the trailblazers that will shape our tomorrows. These include life sciences clients whose technologies help save lives and protect health and well-being as well as clean technology companies working for sustainable energy solutions.
Our San Francisco attorneys represent a sophisticated mix of practices and often join together to provide clients with coverage across highly specialized areas.
Our corporate attorneys handle a range of transactions and governance matters, from formation and venture financings to M&A and capital markets deals. Our IP and patents and innovations teams represent clients in developing and protecting IP, providing strategic IP counsel from the start. And our litigators represent clients in federal and state courts, in jury and bench trials, in arbitrations, on appeal, and before regulatory agencies and administrative tribunals.
San Francisco hosts one of our largest summer classes. Each year, we bring in 10 to 20 summers whose assignments range across our practice areas: corporate, litigation, regulatory, patents and innovations, and technology transactions.
Oh and the views of San Francisco Bay and the Bay Bridge—in sun, rain, and, yes, fog—are stunning.
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Wilson Sonsini has an immediate opening for a Senior Web Applications Developer. The ideal candidate will have a passion for front end development. This position requires a dynamic individual with extensive expertise in cloud-based web development and web architecture, automation engineering, and a desire to learn new technologies and deliver cost effective solutions. Experience with .NET, React.js, HTML5, JQuery and JavaScript are all required areas to be successful in this role. Proficiency with AI frameworks are additionally beneficial in this position.
The Knowledge Management, Research & Information Services (KRIS) department has an immediate opening for a Knowledge Management Assistant. The mission of the department is to deliver more value to clients by putting the essential expertise and experience of Wilson Sonsini attorneys, along with strategically sourced legal and business research and information, at the fingertips of each attorney in the firm. We are looking for an entry-level professional to join our KRIS team to support all administrative aspects of the department’s operations, including data collection, creating presentations, and assisting with various projects to support the department and the Firm.
Wilson Sonsini is currently looking for an Account Manager to join the Finance team. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a firm that focuses on achieving financial goals, skill development and departmental collaboration. This position will be responsible for managing client account portfolios and will interface extensively with our clients, our partnership and firm senior management. This role is available as a hybrid work schedule.
The Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice is seeking an associate with 3-6 years of health privacy focused experience to advise the most innovative digital health companies on a range of cutting-edge privacy and security matters. In this role, you will work collaboratively with attorneys across the firm to provide dynamic and practical advice to health and life sciences companies on quickly evolving, complex legal matters. You will have significant experience with HIPAA and other health-related privacy and security laws and regulations. Our highly experienced, top-ranked team advises global industry-leading, innovative companies around the world, from start-ups to large public companies, regarding the rapidly evolving privacy and security legal landscape. You will be part of shaping this landscape for years to come in a dynamic and thriving practice group.
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?
Year after year, Wilson Sonsini ranks among the most diverse law firms in the United States. For us, diversity is not just a commitment—it is integrated throughout our business, from recruiting to promotion.