Palo Alto Real Estate Associate

The Palo Alto skyline at sunrise.
Salary:
$235,000 - 310,000
Practice:
Location:
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto
CA
94304-1050
US
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Wilson Sonsini has an unparalleled portfolio of tech and life sciences clients at every stage of their growth.  Our real estate team regularly advises the firm’s clients on all aspects of real estate transactions, including leasing, acquisitions, dispositions and financings.  We are seeking a real estate associate with 2-4 years of real estate transactional experience at a law firm, including title and survey review.

Associates will have an opportunity to work closely with a small, collaborative team of attorneys who provide active mentoring and ongoing training.  You will be given the opportunity to assume a high level of responsibility and direct client contact to gain a wide range of  experience working with leading and innovative companies. 

A primary focus will be working on projects with our Energy & Climate Solutions Practice Group.  The ECS Practice Group is unique in its mission-driven focus on clean energy and climate-friendly related projects, technologies, and business models, and works with project developers and sponsors in a broad range of clean technologies from solar, wind and battery storage to nuclear, hydrogen, and carbon capture, utilization and sequestration projects throughout the United States and abroad. 

Must be licensed in California.  Strong drafting and negotiating skills, as well as superior academic credentials, and excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, are required. 

Compensation and Benefits

  • Salary range of $235,000 – 310,000, based on year classification.
  • Discretionary merit bonuses may also be awarded.
  • Our benefits include:
    • Monthly wellness reimbursements
    • 24/7 emotional and behavioral health support and virtual counseling
    • Healthcare coverage for you and your same- or opposite-sex spouse/domestic partner and children up to age 26
    • Family-building benefits including IVF, adoption, surrogacy, and egg-freezing
    • Paid parental leave
    • Parenting support concierge and telemedicine
    • Parents and caregivers resource group
    • Career coaching for working parents
    • In-home and center-based back-up childcare
    • Tutoring and college coach for older children
    • Health Savings Accounts with firm contribution
    • Flexible spending accounts
    • 401(k) retirement plan
    • Pretax commuter and parking benefits
    • Basic and supplemental life insurance
    • Short and long-term disability
    • Voluntary long term care insurance
    • Voluntary critical illness, hospitalization, and accident insurance
    • Voluntary ID theft protection
    • Voluntary pet insurance
    • Medicare consulting
    • Firm-paid CLE, bar review fees, and bar dues
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