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Location: Irvine, CA Company: Morrison & Foerster LLP Experience: Mid-level Highest Level of Education: JD or LLM

Job Responsibilities As a mid-level associate in a large law firm, my responsibilities include: running the day-to-day on cases that I am working on. This means talking to the client and opposing counsel on issues such as discovery and motion practice. Also, drafting and responding to discovery and drafting and responding to motions. Uppers Out thinking opposing counsel. Working with highly-qualified individuals. Downers The time commitments. Compensation 4th year associate = $170,000 base salary with bonus of $25,000 at 2100 hours and discretionary bonus after that. Advice to Jobseekers You have to like this job to put in the time commitment. This Associate career survey is just one of 1000s of exclusive career surveys available on Vault. Find out what it's actually like on the job with Vault's job surveys. Read all Vault Career Surveys for the inside scoop on specific jobs Read Vault Employee Surveys for the inside scoop on specific employers Read Vault Student/Alumni Surveys for the inside scoop on colleges and grad schools