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
Join our leading and comprehensive public company and capital market practice serving innovative technology and life sciences clients. You will have extensive experience in public company reporting compliance and governance and the day-to-day issues that arise for public companies. Your 5 or more years of experience may include SEC compliance, disclosure matters, governance, and Nasdaq/NYSE compliance as well as representing either issuers or investment banks in capital markets transactions, including IPOs, equity/debt offerings, private investment in public entities (PIPEs) and at-the-market offerings.
Bring your 2-4 years of law firm experience to our dynamic NY Corporate team. You will have represented either issuers or investment banks in capital markets transactions as well as in public company reporting compliance and governance and the day-to-day issues that arise for public companies. Your experience may include IPOs, equity/debt offerings, private investment in public entities (PIPEs), at-the-market offerings, SEC compliance, disclosure, matters, governance, and Nasdaq/NYSE compliance.
We are seeking a corporate associate with 4-6 years of law firm experience in venture capital and/or mergers & acquisitions.
Join the most diversified technology practice in the country, working with private and public technology companies through all stages of their growth. We train attorneys not just on the work, but also how to build client relationships. We are looking for a corporate associate with 2-4 years of general corporate experience who is ready to jump in and learn. You will gain deep and broad experience in venture capital, capital markets, corporate governance and SEC reporting. We bring clients into the firm at all stages of their growth and represent them through the full life cycle approach. This is a highly collaborative group with team members who train and support one another.
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Mentoring and training are part of our core values. We are committed to building the next generation of attorney and staff 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.