Innovation. Growth. Opportunity.
Formed in the earliest days of Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini is the premier firm for clients in the technology and life sciences fields. The drivers for our growth—and our reputation—are our diverse and market-leading corporate practices.
There are two things you should know about practicing corporate law at Wilson Sonsini.
First, our training is unparalleled.
Our corporate practice encompasses a huge range of practice areas led by talented and energetic attorneys. You will have interesting work from day one, and the partners and senior associates will value your hard work and curiosity as you develop your own skills. Our sophisticated tech and life sciences clients—at every stage of growth –will become close contacts for you, and provide many opportunities for you to immediately impact their development while honing your own skills.
Second, you will never be bored.
Corporate legal work encompasses an incredible variety of clients, areas of legal knowledge, and fascinating problems to solve. You’ll build invaluable skills that will help you succeed at the firm, in-house, in board rooms, and everywhere in between. We represent the most interesting companies in the world—companies changing the world. You get to be part of that change at a very deep level.
As a member of our corporate team, you could work in any one of our offices throughout the United States, in Europe, or in Asia. From helping tech startups secure funding to leading IPOs to executing international mergers, Wilson Sonsini’s corporate practice is about helping clients grow and compete through innovation, geographic expansion, and smart business strategies.
Every year, our large and varied corporate practices offer dozens of opportunities for summer associates, recent graduates, and experienced attorneys.
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Meet Our Corporate Team
Join Our Corporate Team
If you have extensive public company and capital market experience, we want to hear from you. Bring your 5+ years of experience in public company reporting compliance and governance, in the day-to-day issues that arise for public companies, and with issuers or investment banks in capital markets transactions to our team in Palo Alto or San Francisco. Experience dealing with technology and/or life sciences companies is a plus.
Bring your 3-5 years of experience in debt capital markets and/or commercial finance to our dynamic Palo Alto Corporate Finance team. You will have done borrower/issuer-side work and have experience in connection with single-lender and syndicated credit facilities, venture lending transactions, leveraged buyouts, offerings of convertible, high-yield, and investment-grade notes, and other structured financial instruments. Be a part of our fast-paced, collegial and team-oriented practice.
Join our Austin office’s exciting Corporate and Securities practice, representing the most cutting-edge clients in the world. You will have 4-6 years of experience in: venture financings; private equity; representing private companies in general corporate matters; and/or private company mergers and acquisitions. We value highly skilled communicators who work well as a team.
Join Wilson Sonsini’s corporate team working on a variety of issues under federal securities laws. You will focus on Investment Company Act status issues and opinions, broker-dealer and investment adviser status issues, counselling regarding broker-dealer and investment adviser registration and compliance, and setup of alternative investment platforms with innovative technology and early-stage companies. We highly value SEC experience in this role.
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?
Mentoring and training are part of our core values. We are committed to building the next generation of attorneys and business professionals to ensure the future success of the firm. We do this while honoring the legacy of our senior colleagues and our deep roots in the client base we serve.