Employment + Labor Litigation Associate (Mid-Le...

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 Employment + Labor Group
Established public companies, small startups, and organizations of all sizes in between rely on our internationally recognized Employment + Labor lawyers to navigate their most complex and significant employment disputes, investigations, and challenges.

Who You Are:

• You have top academic credentials with 4 – 6 years of experience in, with litigation at the core of your practice:
• Providing high-level advice and counsel to clients on a day-to-day basis on employment law compliance issues.
• Litigating trade secret/employee mobility, whistleblower (SOX, Dodd Frank), and defending companies in other high-stakes wrongful termination, employment discrimination and harassment and pay disputes.
• Defending companies in complex employment actions in state and federal court, including wage and hour, discrimination, and pay equity class, collective and representative actions.
• Conducting workplace investigations involving the C-suite and beyond.
• Conducting due diligence of potential employment law issues and areas of exposure in mergers, acquisitions, financings, and other corporate transactions.
• Negotiating executive employment, separation and similar agreements.
• You have strong writing and client relations skills, as well as the demonstrated ability to manage litigation on a day-to-day basis; draft and argue substantive briefs and motions; and take and defend depositions with limited supervision.
• You have trial experience (preferred but not required).
• 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.