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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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Join a collaborative Marketing Communications team where you’ll take the lead on shaping content that elevates the firm’s voice across client alerts, newsletters, news items, and digital platforms. This is a high-visibility role for a strong writer and editor who enjoys turning complex ideas into polished, engaging communications that support attorneys, practices, and firmwide initiatives.
The firm is seeking a Pricing Manager who will have the opportunity to enhance operational efficiency, client satisfaction, and firm profitability. The pricing team supports a broad range of practice areas across all departments and offices by delivering strategic advice and innovative technical solutions to maintain and advance the firm’s premier market position. The Pricing Manager will work with attorneys, analysts and pricing operations to create and refine sophisticated pricing and profitability models to support attorney pricing requests.
The firm is seeking a Senior Pricing Manager who will have the opportunity to enhance operational efficiency, client satisfaction, and firm profitability. The pricing team supports a broad range of practice areas across all departments and offices by delivering strategic advice and innovative technical solutions to maintain and advance the firm’s premier market position. The Senior Manager will work with Pricing, Pricing Operations, and LPM leadership to create and refine pricing infrastructure and develop sophisticated pricing and profitability models to support lawyer pricing requests.
The firm is currently seeking a Competitive Intelligence Analyst who will be tasked with transforming market data, client trends, and industry developments into actionable intelligence for attorneys and firm leadership. You’ll collaborate across practice groups, influence high-stakes pursuits, and help position the firm ahead of emerging risks and opportunities. This role offers high visibility, meaningful impact, and the chance to contribute to a sophisticated intelligence function in a dynamic law firm.
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.