Attorney Jobs in San Diego, California

In the past 90 days, 48 attorney positions posted across 12 practice areas at major law firms in San Diego, California. Hiring is trending up — 22 new jobs in the past 30 days compared to 10 in the 30 days before that. Last updated: .

Practice areas in San Diego, California:

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48 positions
Patent Prosecution9
Litigation8
Counseling8
Finance7
M&A6
Capital Markets5
Compliance/Regulatory4
Technology Transactions4
Venture Capital4
Private Equity3
Emerging Growth3
Wage & Hour3
Product Liability2
Renewables2
Utilities2
Zoning2
Cybersecurity2
Licensing2
Class Action2
Securities2
Joint Ventures1
Project Development1
Environmental1
Credits1
Coverage1
Life Sciences1
Lending1
Restructuring1
Investigations1
ESOPs1
Employee Benefits1
Retirement Plans1
Federal1
International1
SALT1
Banking1
Commercial1
OSHA1
Land Use1
FERC1
Infrastructure1
Development1
Investment Funds1
P&S1
IPOs1
Public Company1
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Senior Real Estate Paralegal (Title & Survey)

5 days ago

Morrison & Foerster LLP · Real Estate

4+ PQE
Foley & Lardner LLP

Mid-Level M&A Associate – Firmwide

6 days ago

Foley & Lardner LLP · Corporate · Joint Ventures, M&A, Private Equity

4-8 PQE
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Product Liability Litigation Associate Midlevel

7 days ago

Morrison & Foerster LLP · Litigation · Product Liability

3-5 PQE
Perkins Coie

California Projects, Energy, Environment & Resources Associate Attorney - Midlevel

8 days ago

Perkins Coie · Real Estate, Energy · Project Development, Renewables, Utilities, Zoning

3+ PQE
Perkins Coie

Privacy Associate Attorney - Midlevel

8 days ago

Perkins Coie · Data Privacy · Compliance/Regulatory, Cybersecurity

4-8 PQE
DLA Piper

Associate - Litigation (Environmental Law)

8 days ago

DLA Piper · Litigation, Environmental · Environmental, Litigation, Product Liability

4-5 PQE
Perkins Coie

Technology Strategy, Disputes & Transactions - Associate Attorney - Midlevel

8 days ago

Perkins Coie · Corporate, Intellectual Property · Technology Transactions

4-6 PQE
Jones Day

San Diego - Corporate Associate

13 days ago

Jones Day · Corporate · Emerging Growth, Finance, Venture Capital

3-6 PQE
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Energy & Climate Solutions/Tax Associate

14 days ago

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati · Tax · Credits

1-3 PQE
Perkins Coie

Insurance Recovery Practice Attorney - Senior

15 days ago

Perkins Coie · Insurance · Coverage, Litigation

4+ PQE
Latham & Watkins LLP

Corporate Healthcare Licensing

18 days ago

Latham & Watkins LLP · Corporate, Intellectual Property · Licensing, Life Sciences

3+ PQE
Latham & Watkins LLP

Associate - Liability Management (Mid-Level)

19 days ago

Latham & Watkins LLP · Corporate, Banking · Capital Markets, Finance, Lending

4-6 PQE
Latham & Watkins LLP

Associate - Liability Management (Junior)

19 days ago

Latham & Watkins LLP · Corporate, Banking · Capital Markets, Finance, Restructuring

2-3 PQE
Akerman LLP

Labor and Employment Associate

19 days ago

Akerman LLP · Labor & Employment · Class Action, Counseling, Litigation, Wage & Hour

5-7 PQE
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Assistant General Counsel

20 days ago

Morrison & Foerster LLP · Litigation

5+ PQE
Duane Morris LLP

Biotech Intellectual Property Associate or Counsel

21 days ago

Duane Morris LLP · Intellectual Property · Patent Prosecution

5+ PQE
Polsinelli PC

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science / Patent Agent / Multiple Offices

25 days ago

Polsinelli PC · Intellectual Property · Patent Prosecution

2+ PQE
Latham & Watkins LLP

OGC Senior Counsel – Employment (US)

25 days ago

Latham & Watkins LLP · Labor & Employment · Counseling, Investigations, Wage & Hour

4+ PQE
Cooley LLP

Compensation & Benefits Sr. Atty: Qualified Plans

26 days ago

Cooley LLP · ERISA · ESOPs, Employee Benefits, M&A, Retirement Plans

6+ PQE
DLA Piper

International Employment Associate

28 days ago

DLA Piper · Labor & Employment · Counseling

3+ PQE
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.

IP Prosecution Knowledge Management & Innovation Associate Attorney - Boston, San Diego

29 days ago

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. · Intellectual Property · Patent Prosecution

3-5 PQE
Perkins Coie

Knowledge Management Attorney

29 days ago

Perkins Coie · Corporate, Intellectual Property · Capital Markets, Finance, M&A, Technology Transactions

5+ PQE
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Tax Associate

about 1 month ago

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati · Tax · Federal, International, M&A, SALT

4-6 PQE
Perkins Coie

Technology Transactions & Privacy - Associate Attorney - Midlevel

about 1 month ago

Perkins Coie · Corporate, Intellectual Property, Data Privacy · Cybersecurity, Technology Transactions

4-8 PQE
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.

Corporate Associate (M&A/PE) - SD | SF

about 1 month ago

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. · Corporate · M&A, Private Equity

3+ PQE
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.

Patent Prosecution - Patent Agent (Biotech) - SF | SD | BOS

about 1 month ago

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. · Intellectual Property · Patent Prosecution

3+ PQE
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.

Patent Prosecution - Patent Agent (Biotech) - SF | SD | BOS

about 1 month ago

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. · Intellectual Property · Patent Prosecution

3+ PQE
Dentons

Litigation and Privacy Associate - Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego or San Francisco

about 1 month ago

Dentons · Litigation, Labor & Employment

1+ PQE
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Sr Commercial Financial Services Litigation Attorney

about 2 months ago

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP · Litigation · Banking, Commercial

8+ PQE
Foley & Lardner LLP

Labor & Employment Associate

about 2 months ago

Foley & Lardner LLP · Labor & Employment · Counseling, Litigation, OSHA

3-4 PQE
Latham & Watkins LLP

Associate - Corporate - Capital Markets- San Diego

about 2 months ago

Latham & Watkins LLP · Corporate · Capital Markets

2+ PQE
Perkins Coie

California Land Use, Environmental & Energy Associate Attorney - Midlevel

about 2 months ago

Perkins Coie · Energy, Environmental · Compliance/Regulatory, Land Use, Renewables, Utilities, Zoning

3+ PQE
DLA Piper

EGVC Resource Attorney (Professional Track)

2 months ago

DLA Piper · Corporate · Emerging Growth, Venture Capital

5+ PQE
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Data Centers + Digital Infrastructure Associate Attorney – Energy & Regulatory (Mid- to Senior-Level)

2 months ago

Morrison & Foerster LLP · Energy · Compliance/Regulatory, FERC, Infrastructure

3-6 PQE
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.

Employment Associate

2 months ago

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. · Labor & Employment · Counseling, Litigation

3+ PQE
DLA Piper

Investment Funds Associate

2 months ago

DLA Piper · Corporate, Real Estate · Development, Finance, Investment Funds, P&S, Securities

6+ PQE
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP

San Diego – Corporate Public Companies Associate (Junior)

2 months ago

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP · Corporate · Capital Markets, Compliance/Regulatory, IPOs, Public Company, Securities

1-3 PQE
Sidley Austin LLP

Litigation - Associate

3 months ago

Sidley Austin LLP · Litigation

3+ PQE
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Emerging Companies + Venture Capital Associate Attorney (Mid-Level)

3 months ago

Morrison & Foerster LLP · Corporate · Emerging Growth, Finance, Venture Capital

4-6 PQE
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Patent Associate – Engineering

3 months ago

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati · Intellectual Property · Patent Prosecution

1-4 PQE
Dentons

Employment & Labor Staff Associate - Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego or San Francisco

3 months ago

Dentons · Labor & Employment · Counseling, Litigation

2+ PQE
Dentons

Employment & Labor Associate - Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego or San Francisco

3 months ago

Dentons · Labor & Employment · Counseling, Litigation

2-6 PQE
DLA Piper

Employment Associate (California)

3 months ago

DLA Piper · Labor & Employment · Class Action, Counseling, Litigation, Wage & Hour

2+ PQE
Perkins Coie

Technology Transactions & Privacy - Associate Attorney - Midlevel

3 months ago

Perkins Coie · Corporate, Intellectual Property · Licensing, Technology Transactions

4-6 PQE
Jones Day

IP Patent Prosecution Associate Organic Chemistry - ATLANTA, BOSTON, NEW YORK, SAN DIEGO, SILICON VALLEY

3 months ago

Jones Day · Intellectual Property · Patent Prosecution

1+ PQE
Jones Day

IP Patent Prosecution Associate Biological Sciences - BOSTON, NEW YORK, SAN DIEGO, SILICON VALLEY

3 months ago

Jones Day · Intellectual Property · Patent Prosecution

1+ PQE
Jones Day

IP Patent Prosecution Associate Bioinformatics & Computational Biology - PITTSBURGH, SAN DIEGO

3 months ago

Jones Day · Intellectual Property · Patent Prosecution

1+ PQE
Foley & Lardner LLP

Transactions Associate – Silicon Valley, San Francisco, or San Diego

3 months ago

Foley & Lardner LLP · Corporate · Finance, M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital

3-5 PQE

Recruiter activity in California

Priya Gulati

Priya Gulati

Pacific Legal Search

Sherene T. joined WilmerHale in Los Angeles

Priya is so fantastic that everyone in my family, and many of my friends, know her name. That's because I have been so impressed with her generosity and thoughtfulness that over the course of the past few years, I couldn't help but rave about her (even to all these non-lawyers)! I first connected with Priya when she cold-emailed me during the early days of COVID. I was a first-year associate facing a lot of uncertainty. Even though I didn't make a move then, Priya gave her time freely and became not only an invaluable resource, but also a friend. She also never oversold opportunities or pressured me in any way. When I was ready to make a move a few years later, she really had my best interests at heart. With her guidance, I received multiple offers from top firms and landed at WilmerHale. I will always recommend Priya wholeheartedly!
Amanda Finley, Esq.

Amanda Finley, Esq.

Lateral Match

Daniel Tran joined Dechert LLP in Los Angeles

Amanda is an excellent and empowering legal recruiter! She was recommended by a good friend of mine and for good reason. She understood my goals and supported me throughout the lateral process. She also prepared me well for all my interviews and made me feel confident during them. Amanda is also very responsive and easy to talk to. She takes time to understand who you are, where you are, and where you want to be. If you want a recruiter who will keep your spirits high and set you up to achieve your goals, Amanda's the recruiter for you!
Ed Hossain

Ed Hossain

Long Ridge Partners

Taylore Williams joined Latham & Watkins LLP in Silicon Valley

Ed is an outstanding recruiter who truly goes above and beyond. He transformed a complex hiring process into a smooth, straightforward experience that was easy to navigate. I can't recommend him enough for anyone seeking top-tier talent support.
Summer Eberhard

Summer Eberhard

Lateral Link

Johnathan Vaknin joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Los Angeles

I worked with Summer throughout my lateral associate move and can't recommend her highly enough. She took the time to understand what I actually wanted out of my next role and surfaced niche opportunities I wouldn't have found on my own. She was also a steady guide through the trickier parts of the process: navigating conflicts checks and managing the notice and transition period at my previous firm. Her advice was practical, her communication was prompt, and I always felt like I had someone in my corner.
Kate Reder Sheikh

Kate Reder Sheikh

Major, Lindsey & Africa

Claire Norman joined Fenwick & West in San Francisco

I am beyond lucky to know and have worked with Kate. Her willingness to help during the application and interview process was invaluable, just like her insight into the Bay Area legal market. She will find you a firm that is the best fit for you and the career you want to build yourself, and she will cheer you on each step of the way. Kate is kind and thoughtful beyond measure, and I couldn't have done it without her.
Kate Reder Sheikh

Kate Reder Sheikh

Major, Lindsey & Africa

Krishna Shah joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in San Francisco

Kate is the BEST. She helped me land exactly where I needed to be (even if I didn’t know it at the time) and was supremely helpful at every single stage of the way—from years before I was sure I wanted to make a move when I first reached out to her to settling in to my new gig. Kate’s experience and advice helped me navigate making sure my intersectional identities were respected and my needs were met. Kate hung around while I found the right fit and never pressured me to accept offers or pursue opportunities that weren’t going to work for me. Kate’s perspective, patience, experience, thoughtfulness, and kindness made the process infinitely easier.
Priya Gulati

Priya Gulati

Pacific Legal Search

Hailey Oberst joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Francisco

I recently worked with Priya and had a great experience! She was incredibly responsive and supportive throughout the entire process. She ultimately placed me in my current role with the L&E group at Sheppard, and I’m very grateful for her guidance and help in securing this opportunity. I highly recommend her to anyone considering a lateral move.
Priya Gulati

Priya Gulati

Pacific Legal Search

Manda McElrath joined Baker McKenzie in Palo Alto

Priya is absolutely amazing, and I am so happy I chose her as the recruiter to work with throughout my lateral move. Priya played a key role in helping me successfully transition from a regional, mid-sized firm to Big Law, offering thoughtful guidance, candid advice, and constant support (even when she was technically on vacation). From coordinating a barrage of interviews to offering a kind ear when things got overwhelming, she was incredibly helpful, reliable, and truly went the extra mile at every stage of the process.
Kate Reder Sheikh

Kate Reder Sheikh

Major, Lindsey & Africa

JeAnne Reyes joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco

Kate was instrumental in helping me find the job I had been looking for, but didn’t know existed. She’s efficient, focused, and brings her authentic self to the task at hand. From job search to comp negotiations, she was always in my corner, and helped me secure the unicorn job I was looking for. Anyone would be lucky to work with her.