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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 Pricing Coordinator will play a crucial role in immediately advancing the firm’s pricing governance by supporting workflows related to the newly formed Corporate Pricing Committee. This will entail both maintaining our existing processes and systems, while supporting the design and implementation of more streamlined procedures, including enhanced reporting and comparable analysis.
The firm has an opening for a Temporary, Part-time Conflicts Attorney. This role will be responsible for assisting with the review, identification and resolution of any potential conflicts issues with respect to clients, matters, as well as new hires. The Conflicts Attorney will be actively following up on conflicts clearance with all responsible parties handling new engagements for the firm.
The firm is currently looking for an Attorney Career Development Manager to join our Career Development team. This position will serve as a trusted advisor to attorneys in the Regulatory practice helping them with their career development plans, performance and advancement, work/life balance and potential career transitions.
The firm’s Legal Project Management (LPM) team delivers data insights and process improvements that support both legal practitioners and business services. The Analyst, Legal Project Management will play a crucial role in advancing our LPM services, both maintaining our existing matter management solutions and supporting the design and implementation of large-scale strategic initiatives. This position calls for a dynamic, data-driven, process-oriented individual who is eager to partner with professionals across the organization and deliver measurable ROI.
This position is available as fully remote.
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.