Complex Litigation/Class Actions Associate Attorney (Mid-Level)
Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary range: $260K - $365K
Location: San Francisco, California, San Diego, California, Los Angeles, California, Seattle, Washington
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