Why Seyfarth

This posting does not apply to individuals living or working in New York City.  For those interested in working in our New York office, please see our New York specific posting on our careers website.

This position is for individuals located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, or Washington D.C.

At Seyfarth, we understand that great people are the key to our success, and we provide the opportunities to match. If you join us, you’ll work with state-of-the-art technology in a friendly and professional environment, and we will continue to invest in your professional development. If you want the freedom to grow at a firm that is invested in your future, keep reading.

The Opportunity

As the Deputy General Counsel, you will report to the firm’s General Counsel and collaborate closely with the Office of General Counsel (OGC) on a broad range of legal and compliance matters, including conflicts and ethics, firm policies and templates, risk management, firm defense, and lawyer and staff training.

The Day-To-Day

On any given day, you will:

• Provide research, analysis, and advice to firm partners and associates on a wide variety of issues arising from client representation, including conflict-of-interest, professional responsibility, and engagement agreement issues.
• Assist OGC and the Firm’s Risk Management Committee with risk management policies, including drafting policies, alerts, and training materials for the firm’s lawyers and staff.
• Stay informed of updates to the rules of professional conduct, ethics opinions, and other legal developments, and work with the OGC to provide education and alerts regarding same.
  Provide advice with respect to ethics and other professional responsibility rules relating to incoming lateral associates and partners.
• Assist with the firm's response to any demands or motions seeking to disqualify the firm or its attorneys as counsel in particular matters.
• Help to develop, update and implement firm policies on a broad array of matters such as the use of artificial intelligence and other tools, new representations, social media, and matters requiring special firm approval.
• Handle or otherwise assist with the analysis and defense of threatened or actual claims
  involving the firm, including supervision of outside counsel retained to represent the firm with respect to such claims.
• Coordinate on specific matters with the firm’s attorneys who specialize in addressing client intake/conflicts, subpoenas and other document requests, and electronic discovery matters.
• Build strong working relationships directly with the firm's partners and associates and firm leadership.

You Have

• JD degree and current admission to a U.S. bar in good standing is required.
• 10+ years of experience, including within a large law firm office of general counsel or other relevant experience such as representing lawyers and law firms in malpractice and ethics matters.
• Deep knowledge of rules of professional conduct.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across all levels of the firm.
• Creative, practical, business-oriented problem-solving approach.
• Team-oriented with excellent interpersonal, communication, and counseling skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, coupled with excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrated commitment to maintaining the highest level of confidentiality, personal integrity, ethics and dedication.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

What We Provide

Seyfarth provides competitive salary and benefits at all levels, and our culture embraces the entrepreneurial spirit of its professionals like no other firm. Our professional staff are a collaborative team, helping to define the unique client experience offered by the firm. We understand that it takes more than attorneys to build a successful legal practice; everyone participates in our commitment to excellence.

More About Seyfarth

With more than 975 lawyers across 18 offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide. Learn more about The Seyfarth Experience at www.seyfarth.com/careers/.

Seyfarth Shaw is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, change of sex or transgender status, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

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Location Specific Language

Seyfarth will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the following laws if applicable, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

Seyfarth Shaw believes that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to the following job duties: accessing company property, information, assets, and products; accessing client data or confidential information, and partnering and regularly working with or supervising other Seyfarth employees and interacting with Seyfarth clients.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).