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Job Description:
Overview:
Who We Are:
MoFo is a destination law firm for talented, ambitious attorneys who value collaboration, teamwork, and commitment to excellence. We are known around the world not only for delivering innovative yet practical client service but also for serving as an incubator for our top-notch talent.

MoFo consistently receives top-tier rankings from leading directories and publications, speaking to our legal capabilities, dedication to creating an inclusive workplace, and commitment to our communities.

Our Emerging Companies + Venture Capital Practice Group

Morrison Foerster's national consumer emerging companies practice is growing rapidly, representing an exciting new generation of consumer brands and the founders, executives, and investors building them. We are actively seeking experienced and driven mid-level to senior corporate associates to help drive the practice's continued growth. Learn more about the practice group at https://www.mofo.com/capabilities/emerging-companies-venture-capital.

Who You Are:

You have 4-6 years of significant experience in emerging companies and venture capital work.
Drafting and negotiating preferred-stock financings, convertible instruments, and related investment agreements.
Advising on formation, capitalization, corporate governance, founder arrangements, and equity compensation.
Serving as a key associate contact for founders and management teams navigating growth.
Managing transactions end-to-end through closing, running diligence processes and coordinating with specialists on commercial, regulatory, intellectual property, and operational matters.
Advising on acquisitions, company sales, and other strategic transactions.
Mentoring junior lawyers, as appropriate to your experience.
You are entrepreneurial, innovative, and forward thinking.
You have excellent business and legal problem-solving skills and judgement.
You have a strong work ethic, team player attitude and action-oriented interest in taking on increased levels of responsibility for transactions.
You are admitted to the state bar in which you are practicing or are eligible to waive in.

Own Your MoFo Career
MoFo empowers its lawyers at every level to take ownership of their careers and is transparent about what it takes to succeed and advance at the firm. The firm's commitment to our attorneys' growth extends throughout their careers.

MyMoFo, a best-in-class and transparent framework for success, provides associates with clear and consistent expectations at every experience level.
MoFo Navigate, our mentoring and sponsorship programs, takes a holistic approach to professional growth. By encouraging collaboration and leveraging insight across departments and geography, and over the course of each attorney's career, MoFo Navigate creates a support system dynamic enough to respond to the changing needs of all of our attorneys as they grow and develop.
MoFo NEXT, our dedicated Center for Career Advancement, offers services such as career visioning, crafting communication materials, executive presence resources, interview techniques, and networking skills.