US Department of Labor records

H-1B sponsors for Lawyers in San Francisco

51 employers filed 79 certified Labor Condition Applications for Lawyers with a worksite in San Francisco, CA, October 2025 to June 2026. A filing is the step before an H-1B petition: it shows the employer has sponsored this kind of job here, not that a particular opening will.

H-1B filings
79
Employers
51
Median offered
$235,000

Top 40 employers by filings

Median offered wage shown when an employer has three or more full-time filings here.

  1. 1

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP

    Associate

    Median $310,000

    10
  2. 2

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    Attorney

    Median $312,500

    4
  3. 3

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC

    Associate

    Median $225,000

    4
  4. 4

    CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP

    Associate

    Median $310,000

    3
  5. 5

    Cooley LLP

    Associate

    Median $420,000

    3
  6. 6

    Anthropic, PBC

    Commercial Counsel

    8 jobs say they sponsor
    2
  7. 7

    Autodesk, Inc.

    Corporate Counsel, M&A

    2
  8. 8

    Covington & Burling LLP

    Associate

    2
  9. 9

    Genedata (USA) Inc

    Legal Counsel

    2
  10. 10

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    Associate Attorney

    2
  11. 11

    Humble Robotics, Inc.

    Chief of Staff and Head of Legal

    2
  12. 12

    OpenAI OpCo, LLC

    Member of Legal Staff (Senior Counsel, Product (Hardware))

    2
  13. 13

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP

    Associate

    2
  14. 14

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

    Law Clerk

    2
  15. 15

    American Lighthouse Inc.

    Immigration Attorney

    1
  16. 16

    ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

    Law Clerk

    1
  17. 17

    Baker & McKenzie LLP

    Law Clerk

    1
  18. 18

    Baker Botts LLP

    Associate

    1
  19. 19

    Canva US, Inc.

    Legal counsel, export control & sanctions

    1
  20. 20

    Coefficient Giving LLC

    Counsel

    1
  21. 21

    Conrad, Metlitzky & Kane LLP

    Associate

    1
  22. 22

    Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

    Associate Attorney

    1
  23. 23

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Associate Attorney, Business & Tax

    1
  24. 24

    de la Pena and Holiday LLP

    Lawyer

    1
  25. 25

    DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP

    Law Clerk

    1
  26. 26

    Dechert LLP

    Associate

    1
  27. 27

    Desmarais LLP

    Associate

    1
  28. 28

    Farella Braun and Martel LLP

    Associate Attorney - Intellectual Property Litigation

    1
  29. 29

    Fenwick & West, LLP

    Associate

    1
  30. 30

    GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP

    Lawyers

    1
  31. 31

    Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin and Hachigian, LLP

    Corporate Associate

    1
  32. 32

    Headline Services US, LLC

    Legal Counsel

    1
  33. 33

    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

    Associate

    1
  34. 34

    Inventus Law PC

    Corporate Associate

    1
  35. 35

    JKZ LLP

    Associate Attorney (Trusts and Estates)

    1
  36. 36

    Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

    Associate

    1
  37. 37

    Lambda, Inc.

    Senior Legal Counsel

    1
  38. 38

    Markups.ai Inc.

    AI Counsel

    1
  39. 39

    Morrison & Foerster LLP

    Attorney

    1
  40. 40

    Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

    Associate Attorney

    1

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Frequently asked questions

Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for Lawyers in San Francisco?

From October 2025 to June 2026, the employers with the most certified Labor Condition Applications for Lawyers with a worksite in San Francisco, CA were Kirkland & Ellis LLP (10), Latham & Watkins LLP (4), Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and PC (4). In all, 51 employers filed 79 applications.

What do H-1B employers offer Lawyers in San Francisco?

The median of the lowest wage offered on full-time filings was $235,000 a year. The most common band was $200k and up, on 80% of full-time filings. These are the wages employers wrote on their applications, not what anyone was paid.

Does a filing mean the employer will sponsor my visa?

No. A certified Labor Condition Application is the step before an H-1B petition, not a visa approval, and it is about the employer, not a particular opening. It shows the employer has sponsored this kind of job here before. Confirm sponsorship for the role you apply to.

Where does this data come from?

From the US Department of Labor's LCA disclosure data, FY2026 Q3, counting applications certified from October 2025 to June 2026 for Lawyers at worksites in San Francisco, CA. We check for new data every week.