Openings

Filter
  • Office:
    Palo Alto
    Department:
    Attorney Recruiting

    Wilson Sonsini has an immediate opening for a Firmwide Attorney Recruiting Assistant. This exciting opportunity in our Palo Alto office will play a key role in the overall planning and coordination of the firm’s law student recruitment programs and our strategic data reporting needs. You will provide analytical and administrative support to ensure the team’s success. If you are creative, committed to client service and easily adapt to rapidly changing priorities, with a strong focus on the details, including data accuracy, we want to hear from you. This position balances owning your tasks with collaborating across the team, working most closely with the Senior Manager of Law School Recruiting, the Firmwide Data Analyst, and the Palo Alto law school recruiting team.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Department:
    Attorney Recruiting

    Wilson Sonsini is seeking an experienced Senior Manager to lead our firmwide talent acquisition initiatives focusing on lateral non-partner hires for the Corporate, Litigation and Regulatory departments. In collaboration with the Senior Director of Attorney Recruiting, Managing Partner, Department Leaders, Practice Group Leaders, and Chief Practice Officers, design and execute recruitment strategies to attract, hire and retain top candidates. The ideal candidate will manage the lateral offer process, including requisition approval memos, offer approval memos, offer letter language and terms as well as contribute strategically and creatively to discover novel lateral hiring sources beyond traditional search firms and referrals.

  • Office:
    Palo Alto
    Department:
    Corporate
    Executive Assistants

    We are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as an Executive Assistant for our Palo Alto office. This role reports to the Office Administrator and will gain experience supporting the top attorney talent at our firm. This position will work closely with Partners within the Corporate practice group.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Department:
    Finance and Accounting

    Wilson Sonsini is currently seeking a Temporary Billing Services Representative to join our growing Client Accounting team for approximately 3-4 months. This is an exciting opportunity to get hands on experience primary working on preparing and editing prebills and generate client invoices for our world class attorneys, who will be assigned to you.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Department:
    Finance and Accounting

    We are seeking a Collections Manager to join the Finance Department to assist our collection efforts and to address the growth of our delinquent accounts receivable portfolio. The successful candidate understands the accounts receivable and collections processes for a large law firm and is well versed in determining appropriate accounts for collections.

  • Office:
    New York
    Palo Alto
    Practice:
    Tax

    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 5 years of tax experience and to be a strong written and oral communicator.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Department:
    Attorney Recruiting

    The Wilson Sonsini Attorney Recruiting team has an immediate opening for an Onboarding Coordinator. The ideal candidate will be responsible for coordinating the offer process for the lateral team and onboarding all attorney and patent agents, as well as coordinating all integration and retention efforts. The Attorney Recruiting Onboarding Coordinator will work collaboratively within a team, but also handle individual responsibilities and adapt to rapidly changing priorities. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate looking for growth potential. The Attorney Recruiting Onboarding Coordinator will work closely with various teams within the firm and will maintain strong relationships with the firmwide hiring partners and office administrators to contribute to the development of strategies to attract, hire and retain highly-talented and diverse attorneys.

  • Office:
    Palo Alto
    Department:
    Management

    Wilson Sonsini has an immediate opening for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Paralegal to work in our Office of General Counsel. You will be an integral member of the team who will provide support on a wide variety of legal matters and cross-functional processes. This hybrid position will assist with various corporate legal matters. We are looking for a self-starter who has a willingness to learn and has developed exceptional paralegal skills.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Practice:
    Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity

    The Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice is seeking an associate with 3-6 years of experience to advise the most innovative digital health companies on a range of cutting-edge privacy and security matters. In this role, you will work collaboratively with attorneys across the firm to provide dynamic and practical advice to health and life sciences companies on quickly evolving, complex legal matters. You will have significant experience with HIPAA and other privacy and security laws and regulations. Our highly experienced, top-ranked team advises global industry-leading, innovative companies around the world, from start-ups to large public companies, regarding the rapidly evolving privacy and security legal landscape. You will be part of shaping this landscape for years to come in a dynamic and thriving practice group.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Department:
    Patents & Innovations

    The firm is seeking a Patent Docketing Specialist to join our Intellectual Property docketing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and maintaining all aspects of the patent computerized docket system, working closely with practice group lawyers, staff, and third-party docketing vendors to ensure efficient and effective patent support services. The ideal candidate will have experience with CPI, USPTO PAIR, as well as US, PCT, and foreign patent docketing procedures.

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, or for London office submissions, dated on or after February 1, 2024, 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.

Wilson Sonsini’s US offices participate in E-Verify. Click here for more information on E-Verify.