Wilson Sonsini believes in enhancing the communities in which we live and work by providing financial support and volunteer services to worthy agencies and individuals in need.
• Wilson Sonsini was honored with National Legal Aid & Defender Association’s (NLADA’s) 2023 Beacon of Justice Award, which recognizes honorees for their efforts to address issues related to LGBTQ+ rights and/or gender-based equity issues that intersect with racial equity. It was the third consecutive year the firm received this recognition.
• In 2022, the firm was honored with the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award, recognizing the firm for its long-active civil rights and immigration pro bono work, as well as its increase in scope.
• Wilson Sonsini participates in the Pro Bono Institute's law firm challenge, which encourages firms to devote 3 percent of their total billable hours to pro bono activities.
• In 2023, Wilson Sonsini attorneys and staff firmwide provided over 95,000 pro bono hours.
• The firm's attorneys have provided pro bono assistance to approximately 400 nonprofit agencies in fields such as healthcare, education, the arts, and the environment, as well as to numerous individuals.
In addition to the firm’s pro bono program, our employees contribute locally through the Wilson Sonsini’s community outreach program. The firm organizes numerous events throughout the year, helping to identify and support a variety of meaningful volunteer opportunities. Examples include participating in food drives, walk-a-thons for medical research, habitat-restoration projects, and home and community facility renovation projects for low-income families and nonprofit organizations.
• In 2023, Wilson Sonsini attorneys and staff participated in over 140 community service projects.
• Through our community service program, firm employees raised more than $278,000 for charitable organizations and causes, including disaster relief efforts, racial justice initiatives, local food banks fighting food insecurity, health-related causes, and holiday programs.
• In 2023, the Wilson Sonsini Foundation contributed nearly $2 million to almost 120 law-related organizations and nearly 160 community organizations.
Wilson Sonsini also grants attorneys unlimited billable-hour credit for time spent on pro bono projects in an effort to encourage attorneys to pursue excellence in the practice of law while at the same time serving the community.

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We believe professional development is a career-long process.

Because of the nature and volume of the firm's clients, our junior associates have a variety of opportunities to lead projects and interact with clients on a regular basis.

The Professional Development department strives to help our attorneys provide superlative client service at every level of seniority and in every role by designing and providing relevant, timely, and effective development opportunities. These opportunities go beyond standard continuing education requirements and provide a vast amount of training, observational opportunities, and guidance for everyone from first-year associates to senior attorneys, while our Knowledge Management program puts the firm's essential expertise and experience at each attorney's fingertips. Attorneys are also encouraged to take advantage of both our shadowing and coaching programs to develop skills and capabilities to build a fulfilling career at the firm.

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