About the Firm5
Munger Tolles & Olson serves high-profile clientele. The firm’s practice areas include securities, antitrust, commercial and media litigation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general business transactions and advice, intellectual property, real estate, taxation and employment law, bankruptcy, and reorganization practice. It also handles areas such as executive compensation, estate planning and administrative law, criminal investigations, criminal defense, and environmentalcompliance counseling. The firm’s 186 lawyers consist of 88 partners, three of counsel. Ninety five associates are actively involved in pro bono practice.
Hiring Criteria6, 7
The firm hires candidates based on their academic achievements, extracurricular activities, commitment to the legal profession, and proficiency in writing as well as oral skills and involvement with the society.
Summer Associate Program
The firm seeks, for its summer associate program, outstanding first-year law students from ABA accredited law schools. Students are selected who display good academic credentials and other extracurricular achievements. Favor is shown to those who display the promise of good legal skills as well as that of making a meaningful contribution to the diversity of the firm and the legal community.
Salary8, 9
Firm location
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6th Year
7th Year
8th Year
Summer Associate*
All Offices
$160,000
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$3,080/week
Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation10
Individual bonus decisions are based on consideration of numerous factors including the quality of a lawyer’s work, effort (including hours worked), and other contributions to the firm and the community. The firm also pays a $50,000 bonus for one-year clerkships, and a competitive bonus for U.S. Supreme Court clerkships. Other benefits include:
401(k)/IRA/Other Retirement Plan w/Employer Contribution
Technology (Laptop, PDA, etc.)
Vacation Leave
Bar Association Fees
Business-Casual Dress Code
CLE
Dental and Vision Insurance
Domestic-Partner Benefits
Employee-Assistance Program
Family-/Dependent-Care Leave
Flexible Spending Account/Pre-Tax Option
Life/AD&D - a death benefit of $350,000
Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Health Insurance Plans
Medical Spending Account
Parental Leave
Paid Parking
Relocation Expenses
Sabbatical Program
Sick Leave
Technology (Laptop, PDA, etc.)
Vacation Leave
Vision Insurance
Areas of Practice11
Bankruptcy
Corporate
Environmental
Labor
Litigation
Real Estate
Tax
Other Offices12
Firm Location
Address
San Francisco
560 Mission Street, 27th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: 415-512-4000 Fax: 415-512-4077
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