Why MoFo?
MoFo is a destination law firm for talented, ambitious attorneys who value collaboration, teamwork, and commitment to excellence. We are known around the world not only for delivering innovative yet practical client service but also for serving as an incubator for our top-notch talent.
MoFo consistently receives top-tier rankings from leading directories and publications, speaking to our legal capabilities, dedication to creating an inclusive workplace, and commitment to our communities.
Our Future Is Yours
No matter where you start your MoFo story, the firm supports charting a career path that aligns with your interests and passions. Our collaborative approach to working across borders, practice areas, and industries ensures that we succeed as one firm. While each of our 2,200+ legal and business professionals has unique goals, we are united in our commitment to delivering results that best serve each other, our clients, and our communities.
MoFo Stories
Read our attorneys’ MoFo stories on the MoFo+ blog.
What to Expect
MoFo empowers its lawyers at every level to take ownership of their careers and is transparent about what they need to succeed and advance at the firm. We commit to provide our attorneys the experiences, challenges, training, mentoring, and other support to allow them to become great lawyers. MoFo NEXT, our dedicated Center for Career Advancement, offers comprehensive support to our current, former, and future colleagues, wherever their professional aspirations may take them. We want all our attorneys to achieve career satisfaction, no matter where their paths lead.
Real Work
MoFo summer associates, interns, and trainees are entrusted with responsibilities and tasks typically assigned to junior associates. They include:
- writing legal documents such as briefs, motions, contracts, and client memoranda;
- assisting in drafting and negotiation sessions;
- participating in depositions and witness preparation; and
- performing due diligence in corporate transactions.
Real Skills
Our programs are meticulously crafted to offer students direct participation and hands-on experience in engaging client matters and firm social events to provide a realistic view of what a MoFo career looks like. Tailored, interactive learning and development programs and department presentations will help you build practice and professional skills and learn about the full capabilities of the firm.
Real Guidance
Mentors will help MoFo summer associates, interns, and trainees acclimate to the firm’s values, operations, and expectations, and introduce them to the legal and business professionals across departments and offices. Our attorneys understand the importance of providing students with not only guidance but also a welcoming environment where you are encouraged to ask questions and contribute to the team.
Where Will You Start Your MoFo Story?
North America
Visit MoFo To-Go for the latest information on our Summer Associate Program, the Keith Wetmore Fellowship for Excellence, Diversity, and Inclusion, and the Two-Summer Patent Program.
Learn more about MoFo’s presence in the United States.
Asia
Summer Internship Program
Our Summer Internship Program provides a comprehensive introduction to what a trainee contract with our Hong Kong office would offer you. As a summer intern, you will:
- understand the level of responsibility given to trainees;
- experience what life as a MoFo Trainee is like;
- connect with MoFo partners, associates, business professionals, and peers;
- complete real client work, conduct legal research, and shadow client meetings; and
- actively participate in firm life, from social events to office-wide training sessions.
The Summer Internship Program is your opportunity to showcase your potential. By the end, you will have a clear sense of whether law is the career for you—and whether MoFo is the right firm for you.
We run two four-week summer sessions every year, one in June and one in July, with a maximum of six students per session. You will work closely with our attorneys, and while assignments can come from all over the firm, if you are particularly enthused about a specific practice area, we will attempt to accommodate your interests.
Trainee Program
Our Trainee Program is a two-year contract that provides the practical and legal knowledge necessary to become a fully qualified lawyer. From day one, you will be surprised by how much direct contact you have with clients. The hands-on learning we offer will help you understand the legal and commercial context of the advice we give.
The training contract comprises four six-month seats, rotating among practices. All trainee solicitors will take seats in each of the Capital Markets, Mergers + Acquisitions/Private Equity, and Litigation groups, with a final repeated seat in one of the practice areas listed, taking into account the trainee’s preferences. We also offer the opportunity during the training contract to be seconded for three months to one of our international offices.
We strongly prefer completion of a summer internship prior to commencement of a trainee contract, but it is not a requirement. New contracts begin each year in September.
Learn more about Hong Kong’s Summer Internship and Trainee Programs.
Learn more about MoFo’s presence in China.
Summer Associates Program
Our Tokyo office offers a U.S.-style Summer Associate Program that is unprecedented in the local market. Students accepted into the program receive valuable mentoring and networking opportunities and work on substantive client matters. They interact closely with attorneys of all levels (including both U.S. attorneys and Japan-licensed attorneys) and with clients, and have the opportunity to participate in various social events in and around Tokyo.
Learn more about Tokyo’s Summer Associate Program.
Learn more about MoFo’s presence in Japan.
Europe
Trainee Solicitors and Research Assistants (Referendare und wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter)
Our Berlin office accepts trainee solicitors and research assistants throughout the year. Our practice includes corporate, M&A, litigation, IP/IT, commercial, media, media regulation, antitrust, finance, privacy, employment, and tax. Let us know if you are particularly interested in a specific area, and we will work to accommodate your interests.
The hands-on learning we offer will help you understand the legal and commercial context of the advice we give. Our work is international, and you will have the opportunity to show or shape your cultural and English-language skills.
While at MoFo Berlin, you will be able to benefit from multiple training opportunities beyond day-to-day legal work. Our offerings include:
- a mentoring team of senior lawyers that supports you during your tenure at MoFo;
- the opportunity to participate in the MoFo Academy, which is partly hosted in collaboration with Bucerius Law School;
- weekly English courses;
- trainings hosted by our international offices;
- a €200 voucher for trainee solicitors (Referendare) for Kaiserseminare; and
- participation in our MoFo Health program.
Our trainee solicitors and research assistants are included in every aspect of firm life, from social events to formal client receptions.
For exceptional candidates, we offer the opportunity during the training period to be seconded to one of our international offices. We also offer competitive compensation and attractive work schedules.
For more information, review the Berlin Recruitment Brochure and learn about career opportunities in Germany.
Visit MoFo London for the latest information on our Vacation Scheme and Trainee Programme.
Learn more about MoFo’s presence in Europe.
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