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The federal government. Regulatory and enforcement agencies. Top decision-makers in the biggest industries in the world. Practicing law in Washington, D.C., is a whole different ball game.
Every D.C. firm worth your consideration will tell you about their proximity to the White House and K Street or their deep bench of former government officials and industry insiders.
Wilson Sonsini can go toe to toe with any of them on those points. But you should know that Washington, D.C., has been a growing tech hub for years: AOL was founded here, Amazon opened HQ2 just across the river in Arlington, and Northern Virginia’s Dulles Tech Corridor boasts a cluster of tech company headquarters and outposts. With our Silicon Valley roots and decades of experience helping start-ups and scale-ups in the tech and life sciences industries, our presence in D.C. just makes sense.
And it is an incredible place to practice law. Our D.C. practice is wide-ranging, so there is a wide range of practice groups from which to choose. Whether you work in antitrust and investigations or patents and transactions, or any of our other DC practice areas, you’ll learn from an established and growing team of litigators, dealmakers, and regulatory professionals.
You’ll also gain perspective from colleagues and mentors with substantial experience before major federal agencies, including the SEC, DOJ, FTC, FCC, USPTO, Copyright Office, Copyright Royalty Board, and the Departments of Commerce, Defense, State, and Treasury.
Our D.C. office hosts 11 to 15 summers each year, and they are assigned to any of a number of practices, including antitrust, appellate, corporate, complex litigation (which could include FCPA, government investigations, and white collar), M&A, national security, patents and IP, privacy and cybersecurity, or IT transactions.
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The US Patent Paralegal Manager assists the Patents and Innovations (P&I) Chief Practice Officer with day-to-day management of the US Patent Paralegals across all offices. The manager will also collaborate with Office Administrators on onsite management of staff timekeepers. Supervises US Patent Paralegal work assignments, conducts training, and assigns new work as necessary. Implements processes, policies, and protocols in executing assigned work to minimize the risk. Mentors the US Patent Paralegals and provides guidance with respect to best practices. Motivates team members to maintain a high, efficient level of service to the Firm’s internal and external clients.
If you are a dynamic attorney with 3-5 years of government contracts and grants experience, join our cutting edge National Security practice in Washington, DC. We value highly skilled communicators who work well as part of a team. Bring your experience with OTAs, the SBA and SBIR rules, GSA/FSS programs and financial assistance agreements to this exciting opportunity. You will work alongside team members that handle foreign investment, export controls, sanctions, FCC and FAA (among other related topics).
The Manager of Alumni Relations will lead the day-to-day work on the alumni program under the supervision of the Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting Marketing with the goal of significantly enhancing the Firm's alumni network and leveraging the Firm’s alumni relationships. The Manager will work closely with teams throughout the Firm to ensure that the alumni program is integrated in all aspects of firm life and the talent pipeline and lifecycle.
We are seeking a Technical Trainer to join our IT team. This role will be responsible for developing documentation, delivering training, and assessing technical training needs for the firm. This role will also deliver training to new hires and assist with software launches, device rollouts, and additional training support when needed.
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?
There are more than 20 participants in Wilson Sonsini's Patent Agent Law School Program (PALS) at any given time.