training & development
Empowering growth.
MTO offers our lawyers a wide range of training and attorney development programs to help our colleagues grow as practitioners and develop skills in the areas of law that interest them.
Early Responsibility
Hands-on experience from day one. MTO’s low-leverage model and team culture ensures meaningful early responsibility.
Mentorship & Coaching
Attorneys receive guidance through structured and organic mentorship programs.
Practical Skills Development
From trial advocacy to leadership training, we provide a breadth of educational experiences.
MTO Workshops & Skills Training
- California Civil Procedure
- Jury Selection Training
- Opening Statements, Direct and Cross Examination at Trial and Closing Arguments
- Preparing for Depositions
- Propounding Written Discovery
- Public Speaking Workshops
- Weekly Attorney Lunches
- Working with Experts
- Writing Workshops
External Training Opportunities
We encourage attorneys to engage with and learn from the legal community at large. Our attorneys regularly attend external training programs and conferences, from the NITA Trial Advocacy Program to the Hastings Women Leadership Academy, as well as local, state and national bar association meetings. Attorneys are encouraged to pursue training and leadership opportunities offered by these organizations.
Senior associates have also participated in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s (LCLD) Pathfinder Program, a relationship-building and leadership training program. The firm also participates in LCLD’s Fellows Program, which serves lawyers with 3-7 years of practice.
In addition, attorneys have the opportunity to gain trial experience by working for four months on a pro bono basis at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, the Federal Public Defender’s Office, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office or the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office.
Mentoring
Munger, Tolles & Olson attorneys have always engaged in formal and informal mentoring. Our low-leverage structure and weekly firm lunches foster an environment in which relationships develop organically. Our formal mentoring program has two tiers, in which all attorneys participate: one for newer attorneys learning to navigate the firm and the practice of law, and a second tier for mid-level attorneys seeking to sharpen their legal skills and develop their own practice.
Affinity Groups
Our affinity groups meet regularly to build community, develop programming and provide support, advice and social opportunities. Membership is open to all attorneys in the firm, and includes partners, counsel and associates, as well as people who identify with the groups as allies.
Key Contact
Shellye Pruitt
Senior Director of Attorney Development & Inclusion