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January 31, 2023 - MoFo Diversity
National Mentoring Month: Spotlight on New Diverse and Women Partner Liaison Program
As we reach the end of National Mentoring Month, we highlight the fifth and final program of MoFo Navigate : the New Diverse and Women Partner Liaison Program. Our future as a firm depends on the investment we make today in developing the next
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January 24, 2023 - MoFo Diversity
National Mentoring Month: Promoting a Culture of Sponsorship at MoFo
During the fourth week of National Mentoring Month, we will focus on MoFo’s sponsorship efforts. Sponsorship is the step beyond mentorship, occurring when a partner takes on the responsibility of promoting the career advancement of a high-performing associate (i.e., their protégé) at the firm.
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January 17, 2023 - MoFo Diversity
National Mentoring Month 2023: Spotlight on Affinity Mentoring Programs
Investing in the next generation of diverse leaders is a key priority at MoFo. This week, during National Mentoring Month, we spotlight MoFo Navigate’s Affinity Mentoring Programs: the Diversity Mentoring Program and the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Mentoring Program. Diversity Mentoring Program Based
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January 10, 2023 - MoFo Diversity
National Mentoring Month: Spotlight on Associate Liaison and Pathway Mentoring Programs
We continue our celebration of National Mentoring Month with a spotlight on MoFo Navigate’s Associate Liaison and Pathway Mentoring Programs. Associate Liaison Program As attorneys begin their careers at MoFo, it’s important that they find the right kind of support and mentorship. Through the
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January 05, 2023 - MoFo Diversity
Celebrating National Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month. At MoFo, we understand that effective mentorship is critical to each attorney’s success. That is why we are thrilled to celebrate and recognize the one-year anniversary of MoFo Navigate. MoFo Navigate is a global initiative which unifies the firm’s
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November 15, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Making Disability a Part of the Equity Equation in the Legal Industry
Morrison Foerster has always valued the differences among people within our firm while recognizing our similarities. This year, MoFo was proud to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) to bring awareness to and celebrate the unique experiences and many contributions of employees with
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November 11, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Spotlighting our Veterans: Will Baker
By: Will Baker
Editors’ Note: As part of our ongoing Faces of MoFo series and in honor of Veterans Week, Will Baker, an incoming associate in the firm’s Litigation Department, discusses his service in the Coast Guard and why he chose to begin his legal career at
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November 08, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Spotlighting our Veterans: Matt Blum
By: Matthew Blum
Editors’ Note: As part of our ongoing Faces of MoFo series and in honor of Veterans Week, Matt Blum , an associate in the firm’s Technology Transactions Group, discusses how his experience as an active duty U.S Army veteran and now Major in the
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November 07, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Spotlighting our Veterans: Marcelo Pendleton-Moreno
Editors’ Note: As part of our ongoing Faces of MoFo series and in honor of Veterans Week, Marcelo Pendleton-Moreno, an attorney in the firm’s Litigation Department, discusses how the skills he learned in the Army Judge Advocate Corps help him better serve his clients
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October 28, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month: A Conversation with Efrén C. Olivares
In recognition of Latinx Heritage Month, MoFo partner Claudia Vetesi recently hosted a webinar with Efrén C. Olivares, a leading immigration lawyer currently serving as the Immigrant Justice Deputy Legal Director at the Southern Poverty Law Center, and author of My Boy Will Die
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