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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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Wilson Sonsini is seeking an experienced M&A attorney for a full-time Practice Support Lawyer role embedded within our M&A practice group. This non billable, high impact position offers the opportunity to serve as a trusted resource and thought leader, building knowledge management infrastructure, driving practice innovation, and connecting the group to broader firm initiatives
If you are an attorney with a strong interest in the use of technology in healthcare who is passionate about using technology to shape the future of healthcare, we encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity. You will work exclusively on health innovation, representing companies across all stages, from pre-formation to capital markets as well as public health tech companies.
You will have a combination of 2-4 years of meaningful experience or a genuine interest in these areas: advising on a variety of healthcare regulatory issues; federal, commercial, and self-insured payor reimbursement; value-based care and accountable care organizations; fraud and abuse; HIPAA and state health privacy laws; federal and state laws governing health data exchange and interoperability; state health-care transaction notification laws; Knox-Keene; and state laws relating to the use of AI in healthcare.
The firm is seeking a temporary Law School Recruiting Assistant to support our Attorney Recruiting team during the busy fall recruiting season. This role will assist with coordinating interviews, data entry, maintaining and uploading applications, and providing general administrative support to the recruiting team. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in legal recruiting at a leading technology and growth-stage company law firm.
Wilson Sonsini is hiring an IT Project Manager to lead AI-enabled initiatives and digital transformation at one of the world's most prestigious law firms — with real executive visibility and cross-functional impact. This fully remote role puts you at the center of how a global legal powerhouse adopts and scales emerging technology, from automation to enterprise-wide innovation. If you're a strategic project driver who thrives on complexity and loves turning big ideas into measurable outcomes, this is your next move.
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.