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

$260k - $365k

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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

About this role

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

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