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May 11, 2023 - MoFo Life
MoFo Celebrates Earth Month
This year, attorneys and business professionals across MoFo’s offices came together to celebrate Earth Month in April. Leading up to Earth Month, we collected 523 “MoFoEco Pledges” firmwide. These pledges cover topics such as waste diversion, energy efficiency, and alternative commuting practices, both at home
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May 03, 2023 - MoFo Life, MoFo Community
Building Professional Relationships: A Conversation with Michael Melcher
By: Alexis A. Amezcua
MoFo Litigation partner Alexis Amezcua recently conducted a fireside chat in our San Francisco office with author and executive coach Michael Urtuzuástegui Melcher titled “Your Invisible Network: Achieving Your Professional Potential by Investing in Relationships – and How to Do This in 20 Minutes
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February 13, 2023 - MoFo Life
MoFo Boot Camp Sets Associates Up for Success
By: Alfredo B. D. Silva, Katie L. Viggiani and Rose S. Lee
Building a strong legal foundation is essential to an attorney’s success. That is why MoFo developed MoFoundations, a tailored learning and development path that provides first-year associates with professional and practice skills, practical knowledge, and opportunities to integrate and engage with the MoFo community.
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December 13, 2022 - MoFo Life
Excellence in Practice Program Helps Associates Build a Strong Legal Foundation
The first year of practice is an important milestone in any lawyer’s career. To support our associates, MoFo has developed MoFoundations—a tailored learning and development path designed specifically for first-year associates. MoFo’s Excellence in Practice (EIP), part of MoFoundations’ curriculum, took place October 26-28,
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August 17, 2022 - MoFo Life, MoFo Pro Bono
Learning from MoFo Lawyers While Giving Back to Immigrant Communities – Jose Rodriguez
While conducting research on law firm pro bono programs, I found one firm that clearly stood out: Morrison Foerster. Not only are the attorneys at MoFo incredibly brilliant and collegial, they also place a profound emphasis on pro bono work. This summer, I’ve been
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August 17, 2022 - MoFo Life, MoFo Pro Bono
An Opportunity to Get Up Close and Personal with the Innocence Project – Mohand Khouider
When I joined MoFo’s New York summer associate class, pro bono work was not the first thing on my mind. I came in excited to try my hand at high-stakes corporate work and M&A transactions. Although I definitely wanted to get involved in the
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August 17, 2022 - MoFo Life, MoFo Pro Bono
How Mentorship Elevated the Summer Associate Program – Patrick Keeler
To me, mentorship is about being actively invested in a person’s interests and success. Throughout my summer at MoFo, the summer associate program’s terrific coordinators were dedicated to my success. I was assigned two attorney mentors who provided constant support, and MoFo connected me,
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August 17, 2022 - MoFo Life, MoFo Pro Bono
Why I Chose MoFo – Bryce Bark
After spending the summer at Morrison Foerster’s San Diego office, I think there are many answers to the question, “Why MoFo?” First, the summer associates. The modus operandi at MoFo is to hire kind, smart people. My fellow summer associates were, as expected, intelligent,
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August 17, 2022 - MoFo Life, MoFo Pro Bono
Patent Boot Camp: Developing IP Litigators and Training Well-Rounded Lawyers – Lucy Huang
“We’re not just training you to be the best IP litigator, we’re training you to be the best trial lawyer.” Bita’s words stayed with me after my interview and were a large part of the reason I chose MoFo. Partners in the IP litigation
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August 17, 2022 - MoFo Life, MoFo Pro Bono
Serving Pro Bono Clients and Engaging with Important Social Causes – Holly Petersen
When selecting firms to apply to for the summer, my principal consideration was a firm’s commitment to its pro bono practice. MoFo stood out in that regard—both on paper and while speaking with different attorneys during the interview process. I was glad to find
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Topic Archives: MoFo Life

MoFo Celebrates Earth Month

Building Professional Relationships: A Conversation with Michael Melcher

By: Alexis A. Amezcua

MoFo Boot Camp Sets Associates Up for Success

By: Alfredo B. D. Silva, Katie L. Viggiani and Rose S. Lee

Excellence in Practice Program Helps Associates Build a Strong Legal Foundation

Learning from MoFo Lawyers While Giving Back to Immigrant Communities – Jose Rodriguez

An Opportunity to Get Up Close and Personal with the Innocence Project – Mohand Khouider

How Mentorship Elevated the Summer Associate Program – Patrick Keeler

Why I Chose MoFo – Bryce Bark

Patent Boot Camp: Developing IP Litigators and Training Well-Rounded Lawyers – Lucy Huang

Serving Pro Bono Clients and Engaging with Important Social Causes – Holly Petersen