Complex Litigation/Class Actions Associate Attorney (Mid-Level)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary range: $260K - $365K

Location: San Francisco, California, San Diego, California, Los Angeles, California, Seattle, Washington

Hybrid work policy: 3 days in-office in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, or Seattle

We are looking for a Complex Litigation Associate with 3-5 years of experience to join Morrison & Foerster's growing Complex Litigation + Advisement Practice Group. This is a high-priority hire driven by the firm's recent expansion into Seattle and increased demand across West Coast offices, offering the chance to work on high-stakes matters for industry-leading clients with real substantive responsibility early on.

What will you be doing?

• Defending consumer class actions including false advertising, product defect, and breach of warranty claims
• Briefing class certification and summary judgment motions
• Conducting depositions, oral arguments, and expert interviews
• Managing e-discovery and responding to written discovery
• Building expertise in products liability — a key growth area for the group going forward

Key Requirements

• 3-5 years of class action defense experience (class years 2021-2023; hard cap at class of 2021 for seniority)
• Products liability experience or demonstrated interest strongly preferred — this is the group's current focus area
• Active member of the California or Washington State Bar
• Must be located on the West Coast (SF, San Diego, LA, or Seattle) — East Coast candidates will not be considered
• Strong academic credentials and prior experience at a top firm

Role responsibilities

• Class Action defense in consumer class actions including false advertising, product defect, breach of warranty, violation of consumer protection laws

• Experience with CA Unfair Competition Law

• Briefing class certification and/or summary judgment

• Drafting briefs, correspondence, and responding to written discovery

• Conducting depositions, oral arguments, and expert interviews

• Managing e-discovery