An Inside Look
Summer Program
As a Wilson Sonsini summer associate, you will explore and experience our firm, our community, and the technology and life sciences clients we serve.
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An Inside Look
Meet Our Attorney Recruiting Team
Our dedicated, in-house attorney recruitment team is here to support you before, during, and after the hiring process. From lateral partners to law students, we know the firm, we know you have questions, and we’re here to help.
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An Inside Look
Meet Our Associates Committee
Associates represent the future of our firm, and their insights, perspectives, and talents are a key ingredient for the firm’s success. Therefore, it’s critical that they have a voice in firm decisions and policies.
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Tips From Our Recruiters
What Makes an Applicant Stand Out, According to Hiring Partners
Law firms receive hundreds, and even thousands, of applications a year. That involves a lot of interviews.
How do you stand out? What can you do to get noticed?
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Launch Your Career Path
Patent Prosecution Training for Attorneys and Patent Agents
With one of the largest life sciences patent prosecution practices in the world, our continued success depends upon the expertise of our patent agents and patent attorneys. To that end, we have developed comprehensive, collaborative, and career-spanning patent prosecution training to help you become and remain a top…
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Launch Your Career Path
Launch Program for Corporate and Life Sciences Associates
Propelling you immediately into working on a wide range of corporate and life sciences transactions, our Launch Program is specifically designed for associates in our Palo Alto and San Francisco offices. Launch delivers challenging work, broad exposure to attorneys at all levels, and the…
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An Inside Look
Attorney Benefits
Wilson Sonsini is the total package for attorneys, offering competitive compensation, market-relevant benefits, and an environment that encourages attorneys to do the best work of their careers. Financial Security We pay our attorneys a nationally competitive base salary in every office location, and we provide a substantial year-end bonus…
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Launch Your Career Path
Our Associate Academies Keep Your Career on Track
Our Academies are the cornerstone of our professional development programming. The academies are offered for associates in their first, third, fifth, and seventh years. There is also an academy for summer associates and one for those who have newly joined our member ranks. Conducted as multi-day conferences and held…
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An Inside Look
Staff Benefits
Our clients are some of the most innovative, nimble, and dynamic companies in the world. To provide them with the legal support they need, our top priority is recruiting—and retaining—business professionals with unrivaled expertise across a variety of disciplines. To that end, we are proud to offer staff competitive…
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Launch Your Career Path
Law School Tuition Program for Patent Agents
Wilson Sonsini has one of the largest life sciences patent practices in the world, and the key to our success is the roster of scientists and experts that make up our Patents and Innovations Group. To help foster career advancement among our patent professionals, the firm created the…
