Best route to Apple legal department is to go through MoFo

Morrison & Foerster has the largest number of alumni of US law firm in the Apple legal team in the US - according to an analysis of data from LinkedIn and the California State Bar.

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MoFo has nine alumni in the legal team. The average tenure of lawyers at Apple is 4.3 years, according to the analysis. At the moment there are numerous legal positions in the Santa Clara Valley HQ posted up on the LinkedIn billboards. The latest one to go up on LinkedIn is for the position of 'Legal Counsel - Education Sales' and it asks for, in terms of education, a 'JD or equivalent from a top-tier law school and excellent academic credential'. 

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MoFo has strong links to Apple. San Francisco-based partner Harold J McElhinny, for instance, served in 2012 'as lead trial counsel in Apple’s billion-dollar victory over Samsung Electronics in the Northern District of California and in Apple’s victory over Samsung at the U.S. International Trade Commission', according to the MoFo website. Sources: MoFo, LinkedIn and The Recorder

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