Professor Klerman also directs the USC Law School Mediation Clinic. Prior to 2004, she was a partner at Morrison & Foerster, where her achievements included several notable jury trials, as well as high-profile appellate cases. In 2004, Ms. Klerman left the partnership at Morrison & Foerster to become a full-time mediator. In 2007, she founded the USC Law School Mediation Clinic.