Associate Attorney

Position Overview

Moghul Law PLLC, doing business as Fox and Moghul, is seeking a full-time Associate Attorney to join its Fairfax, Virginia office. The firm focuses on business law, commercial litigation, and real estate litigation.

The Associate Attorney will assist with corporate and transactional legal matters, represent and support clients in business and real estate disputes, and provide legal services to English-, Mandarin-, and Cantonese-speaking clients. The position involves legal research, drafting, litigation support, client communications, and translation and interpretation of legal documents and proceedings.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Corporate and Business Law

• Draft, review, and negotiate corporate agreements, contracts, and transactional documents.
• Support due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions.
• Research corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and commercial law issues and prepare legal memoranda.
• Assist with the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of domestic and international business entities.
• Prepare corporate governance documents, including board resolutions, operating agreements, and shareholder agreements.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and advise senior attorneys of potential impacts.

Business and Commercial Litigation

• Assist with all phases of commercial litigation, including pleadings, discovery, motions, depositions, and trial preparation.
• Draft complaints, answers, motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, briefs, and other litigation documents.
• Research legal issues involving contractual disputes, business torts, and partnership disputes.
• Manage discovery activities, including document review, interrogatories, document requests, and depositions.
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, and courts regarding litigation matters.
• Prepare witnesses, exhibits, and other materials for hearings, mediations, and trials.

Real Estate Litigation

• Assist with litigation involving landlord-tenant disputes, title disputes, easements, and construction defect claims.
• Draft demand letters, pleadings, motions, and other litigation documents.
• Analyze real estate contracts, leases, title reports, and property records.
• Assist with unlawful detainer proceedings, quiet title actions, and partition actions.
• Coordinate with real estate experts, appraisers, and consultants.
• Negotiate and prepare settlement agreements involving real estate disputes.

Translation and Language Services

• Translate legal documents, contracts, agreements, and correspondence between English and Mandarin and/or Cantonese, including applicable Simplified or Traditional Chinese written materials.
• Provide interpretation during client meetings, negotiations, depositions, and telephone conferences.
• Review translations to ensure legal accuracy and appropriate terminology.
• Facilitate communication between English-speaking and Mandarin- or Cantonese-speaking clients and business partners.
• Maintain client confidentiality and protect privileged information when providing language services.

Client and Case Management

• Assist with client intake, onboarding, and conflict-of-interest checks.
• Communicate with clients to gather relevant information, provide case updates, and respond to legal inquiries.
• Coordinate with internal departments and external professional advisors.
• Maintain accurate client files, legal records, and case information using the firm's case management system.