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  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Department:
    Knowledge Management, Research & Information Services

    Wilson Sonsini has an immediate opening available for a Competitive Intelligence Analyst. This role will conduct in-depth research and analysis of companies, sectors, practice areas, geographic markets, technologies, and competitors using a comprehensive variety of online research tools. The CI Analyst will develop and communicate insightful and actionable intelligence to aid in strategic decision-making and drive business development, profitability, growth, prospective/client retention and other business opportunities. The CI function works collaboratively with a wide variety of the firm’s departments to obtain and synthesize internal and external data in to high-impact deliverables.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Department:
    Marketing, Business Development, and Communications

    Wilson Sonsini has an exciting opening for full-time Business Development Analyst to join our Pursuits and Proposals team. This is a great opportunity for those who are highly analytical with strong PowerPoint and writing skills to provide business development support, drafting and coordinating pitch materials, RFP responses, and presentations. This is a terrific opportunity for a thriving business development professional with an interest in and passion for gaining more exposure and working alongside practice group leaders.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Department:
    Finance and Accounting

    We have an immediate opening for a Temporary Billing Services Representative. This temporary role is anticipated to be approximately 3-4 months in duration. The primary function of the role is to prepare and edit prebills and generate client invoices for assigned attorneys. The Temporary Billing Services Representative will review time entries to ensure proper matter coding, billing rates and compliance with attorney/client/e-billing guidelines, follow up with attorneys and/or secretaries to ensure timely return of prebills, conduct monthly reviews of Unapplied and Retainer accounts and timely application of same to client invoices, amongst additional responsibilities as assigned to support the Client Accounting team of Wilson Sonsini.

  • Office:
    Los Angeles
    Department:
    Executive Assistants
    Litigation

    Wilson Sonsini has an exciting opportunity for full-time experienced Executive Assistant to join our firm in the our Los Angeles office supporting our Complex Litigation practice group. This position will provide the thrilling opportunity to support attorneys and perform a wide range of administrative tasks that will utilize your legal support, administrative, organizational, leadership skills and knowledge. The ideal candidate will be a great contributor and a flexible team player, who can work with different levels of employees as well as clients.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Practice:
    Patents and Innovations (Counseling and Prosecution)

    With the largest Life Sciences-focused patent practice in the world, Wilson Sonsini’s unmatched expertise services a diverse client base from start-ups to established industry leaders on global patent portfolio development and management. Associates learn from the best through early, hands-on experience and comprehensive training and development opportunities. You will draft and prosecute patent applications, prepare patent opinion letters and provide IP counseling to clients as well as supervise junior attorneys and patent agents. We want to hear from you if you have 1-4 years of patent prosecution law firm experience, patent bar membership, and a background in one of the following fields: cell or molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, medicinal chemistry, cancer biology, pharmacology, organic chemistry, biophysics, or digital health focused disciplines.

Wilson Sonsini fosters a collaborative, team-oriented working environment in which we provide legal and business advice to some of the world’s most innovative technology, life sciences, and growth companies at all stages of their development. We constantly strive to add experienced and skilled attorneys to make practicing a challenging and rewarding experience.

Search firm submissions for attorney candidates are not accepted through this page. If you are a recruiter from a search firm that does not have an attorney fee agreement on file with Wilson Sonsini dated on or after April 4, 2023, please contact AttorneyRecruiting@wsgr.com to obtain a current agreement before submitting candidates. Please note that older agreements are no longer valid. We do not accept search firm submissions for Patent Agent or law student candidates.

Since August 2021 and currently, we use Suited Assessment (which may be considered an automated employment decision tool) as a part of our attorney candidate evaluation and recruitment process to expand our consideration of candidates beyond traditional hiring metrics. Information on what is measured by the assessment (including job qualifications and characteristics), the type and source of data collected, Suited’s data retention policies, and how to request a reasonable accommodation may be found here.  For information about Wilson Sonsini’s data retention policy, with regard to reports generated by Suited Assessment, please provide a written request to Attorney Recruiting who will provide such information within 30 days of the request.  Completing the Suited assessment is a suggested part of our recruiting process; however, should you believe that you require an alternative selection procedure, need help with an accommodation, or choose not to complete the assessment, please email Attorney Recruiting at attorneyrecruiting@wsgr.com. To see the results of our Bias Audit required under New York City Local Law 144, please click here.