Mid-Level Litigation Associate

Mcguire; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 310,000 - 390,000; Full time

Job summary

McGuireWoods in San Francisco seeks a 4–6 year associate to join its Financial Services & Securities Enforcement team. You will manage litigation from pleadings through resolution and work on complex regulatory-facing matters for leading financial institutions and fintechs.

The role emphasizes writing, strategy, and client liaison, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and collaborate across teams on mass actions, consumer protection matters, and arbitrations.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of litigation experience at an AmLaw 100 or comparable firm.
• Experience with complex commercial litigation, class actions, mass arbitrations, and/or regulatory investigations.
• Strong writing, analytical, and client-facing skills.
• California Bar admission required.
• Judicial clerkship experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage key aspects of litigation from pleadings through resolution.
• Draft and argue dispositive and non-dispositive motions.
• Take and defend depositions and participate in hearings.
• Work directly with clients on strategy, risk assessment, and case management.
• Contribute to complex matters involving consumer protection, fraud, unfair competition, and financial services disputes.
• Collaborate across teams on matters that may involve parallel regulatory or investigative components.
• Mentor junior associates and oversee discrete workstreams.

Skills

Litigation experience (AmLaw 100 or ~)

Complex commercial litigation

Class actions / mass arbitrations

Regulatory investigations

Strong writing / client-facing skills

Education

California Bar admission

Job description

McGuireWoods seeks a 4–6 year associate to join its Financial Services & Securities Enforcement team in San Francisco. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex litigation and regulatory-facing matters for leading financial institutions and fintechs, including high-stakes class actions, commercial disputes, and emerging areas such as mass arbitrations.

The cornerstone of McGuireWoods’ financial services litigation group is the team’s ability to effectively represent the interests of the vital, growing and increasingly complex financial services sector. This includes high-stakes, multimillion-dollar class actions and other complex litigation. Matters include nationwide consumer class actions involving millions of class members, California-wide cases alleging unfair competition, fraud, violation of various consumer protection statutes, complex Ponzi-scheme matters brought against financial institutions, and the rapidly evolving landscape of mass arbitrations. The firm also represents banks and financial institutions in commercial claims such as foreclosure actions, breach of contract, fiduciary claims, and bank defense matters.

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients since 1834. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities and billable hours credit for pro bono work. Continually establishing new initiatives and enhancing existing efforts, we focus on meaningful support for our lawyers in their careers. Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage key aspects of litigation from pleadings through resolution
• Draft and argue dispositive and non-dispositive motions
• Take and defend depositions and participate in hearings
• Work directly with clients on strategy, risk assessment, and case management
• Contribute to complex matters involving consumer protection, fraud, unfair competition, and financial services disputes
• Collaborate across teams on matters that may involve parallel regulatory or investigative components
• Mentor junior associates and oversee discrete workstreams

• 4–6 years of litigation experience at an AmLaw 100 or comparable firm
• Experience with complex commercial litigation, class actions, mass arbitrations,and/or regulatory or investigations work
• Strong writing, analytical, and client-facing skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple matters and take ownership of key workstreams
• California Bar required
• Judicial clerkship experience is a plus

Salary:$310,000 - 390,000