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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 firm is seeking a Business Development Coordinator that will play a pivotal role in proactively generating and supporting the business development and marketing analytics within our dynamic and fast-growing Industry Groups. The successful candidate will have a wide and deep understanding of technology and a high comfort level working in a fast-paced environment.
Join our collaborative, client-focused fund services team! We represent leading venture capital and growth equity firms and guide clients through every stage of the fund life cycle. If you want to lead and deepen our practice, we want to hear from you. Your 8+ years of extensive fund formation experience will include working with sponsors in connection with the structuring, formation and operation of investment funds, and representing investors in private investment funds as well as advising our clients on all aspects of their investment programs and the related legal, regulatory and compliance matters.
Wilson Sonsini has a great opportunity for a Senior Software Developer to join our exciting Innovations team. The software developers on our team are the primary contributors to Neuron, our proprietary software platform, digitally transforming the legal practice and spearheading a new breed of technology-enabled legal services. This role will provide a chance to work closely with a fully remote team of designers, developers, and stakeholders to add new capabilities to the Neuron platform, as well as maintain existing features and infrastructure. This position is available as fully remote.
Wilson Sonsini is seeking a Senior Billing Analyst to join our growing Finance team. The senior analyst independently analyzes client billing issues, implements complex client arrangements, and supports automated billing operations.
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.