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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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Our clients are building what's next in technology, life sciences, and beyond. Be a part of the matters shaping how these innovative companies grow. As a Fall Associate, you will draft, research, and problem-solve alongside partners rather than watching from the sidelines. We’re looking for 3L students (JD 2027) with strong academics, a collaborative approach, and the willingness to dig into hard problems and ask good questions. If you're ready to build a career, not just start one, we want to hear from you.
Our IT Infrastructure team is looking for a Senior Infrastructure DevOps Engineer to help shape the firm's cloud architecture at scale. You'll own Azure DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform, acting as the go-to technical expert bridging our Infrastructure and Applications teams. This is a chance to work hands-on with Microsoft's cloud ecosystem, Azure, Power Platform, Graph API, and emerging AI tools, while helping define how a 1,100-attorney global firm builds and secures its technology foundation. If you're a self-starter who can translate complex cloud concepts for non-technical stakeholders and thrives balancing multiple priorities, we'd like to hear from you.
Our nationally recognized tax attorneys leverage their wide-ranging expertise in federal, state, and international tax law to advise innovative and dynamic clients throughout their stages of development. Our team works closely with the M&A practice on a myriad of domestic and international transactions as well as counsels clients on equity and debt financings, tax planning and licensing and collaboration agreements. Be a part of this fast-paced, engaging team. You will need at least 4-8 years of tax experience and to be a strong written and oral communicator. For more information, click the Details button.
The firm is seeking a Recruiting Assistant to support our Onboarding Coordinator with the many moving pieces of bringing lateral attorneys into the firm. This role manages high-accuracy applicant data entry, coordinates conflicts checks and background verifications, and tracks onboarding milestones to ensure every new hire is cleared and ready by their start date. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, discreet with sensitive information, and comfortable juggling multiple tasks at once.
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.
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There are more than 20 participants in Wilson Sonsini's Patent Agent Law School Program (PALS) at any given time.