At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.
THE ROLE
The Legal Rotational Associate will have the unique opportunity to experience all aspects of in-house legal support at MFS Investment Management and will actively assist our attorneys with the delivery of legal services in support of MFS' investment management services business.
What You Will Do
The Legal Rotational Associate will rotate through several U.S.-based practice areas in an 18-month fellowship, gaining a working understanding of the major legal and regulatory areas that are important to the business of a major international asset manager. Among others, these include each of the practice areas:
- Regulation of investment advisor services
- Regulation of investment products, such as mutual funds, ETFs, collective investment trusts, and other unregistered products
- Legal support for investments and trading
- Commercial agreements with business partners
- Corporate governance and corporate legal matters
- Employment, ERISA, and litigation matters
The Legal Rotational Associate will conduct legal research, draft memoranda and business correspondence relating to that research, present the results to our attorneys and internal business partners, and gain experience reviewing and drafting contracts and disclosure documents. The Legal Rotational Associate will actively participate in business and industry meetings/conference calls, and complete assignments that will benefit both the Legal Rotational Associate and MFS.
This will be the fourth rotation in a row offered by the MFS Legal Department. Throughout the 18-month long program, the Legal Rotational Associate will be guided and assisted by one senior attorney who will oversee the program as well as another in-house attorney who will assist in overseeing the program (including serving as the Associate’s manager during the Associate’s rotation on their team) and act as a formal mentor. The program will begin in September 2026, with the exact start and end dates to be determined by MFS and the selected Legal Rotational Associate. The Associate will work in a hybrid format combining remote and in-person work in our Boston, Massachusetts office.
What We Are Looking For
- Must be graduating from an accredited Juris Doctorate program in Spring of the academic year.
- Must be admitted to the MA Bar and in good standing within 6 months of hire.
- Demonstrated interest in business law preferred, which may include securities regulation, corporations, ERISA and/or intellectual property law, as evidenced through academic course work, as well as prior or current professional experience
Base Salary Range: $79,000.00 - $113,000.00 This position is eligible for competitive incentive bonus.
Education
At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:
- MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)
- Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider
- Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually
- Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches
- Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves
- Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account
- Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)
- Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps
Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency – if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we’ll be happy to discuss them
At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.
MFS is a
hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.
If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email talent_acquisition@mfs.com for assistance.
MFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. Employees and applicants of MFS will not be subject to harassment on the basis of their status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited. Please see the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal document, linked for your reference.
