Client Contracts Counsel - Hybrid Opportunity Job Listing at Seyfarth Shaw in Charlotte, NC (Job ID 2237-Charlotte, NC 28202)

Description

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:

Under the general direction of an Associate General Counsel, and according to established firm policies and procedures, you will exercise discretion and independent judgment to review, negotiate, document and store non-standard client engagement terms, RFPs, and assist with client IT security assessments and reviews. You will work with a Compliance Paralegal and will manage workflow and assist with reporting statistics and trends related to client engagement documents. You will manage and maintain a comprehensive client engagement document database (Intapp Terms) to help mitigate the firm's exposure to risk. You will act as a liaison between all firm departments involved in client acquisition and intake, firm management, relationship partners, and other professional staff, while maintaining professionalism and strict confidentiality in all client and firm matters.

THE DAY-TO-DAY:

As a Client Contracts Counsel, you will:

• Review, negotiate, track, document, and store Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs), non-standard engagement letters, GDPR documentation, RFPs, and other client contracts to ensure compliance with the firm's ethical and business obligations.
• Draft correspondence to address terms of engagement that do not align with Seyfarth's policies, procedures, ethics, loss prevention, and risk tolerance. Negotiate directly with clients at direction of relationship partner.
• Maintain an efficient and transparent depository and quick-reference resource(s) regarding client engagement terms.
• Solicit and coordinate feedback and approval on non-standard client contracts from Seyfarth subject matter experts.
• Implement client requirements such as obtaining conflicts searches on clients' corporate affiliates, requesting ethical or confidentiality walls, providing client notices, updating and maintaining the firm's various databases and document management systems.
• Assist in follow-up to ensure that executed engagement documents are obtained.

YOU HAVE:

• A Juris Doctor Degree
• Bar admission in good standing in any US state or the District of Columbia required.
• 5+ years of legal experience, including experience either as a conflicts attorney or as a commercial attorney engaged in contract review and negotiation, preferably with a large law firm.
• Ability to analyze complex documents and communicate results of analysis concisely and professionally
• Ability to maintain effective relationships with a diverse group of attorneys, clients, and professional staff
• Close attention to detail, the ability to follow instructions, and excellent troubleshooting, proactive problem resolution, and follow-through skills
• A high degree of initiative and critical-thinking skills along with the ability to exercise independent judgment and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to learn and utilize specific internal or third-party Conflicts Department software as well as relevant firm computer software programs
• Excellent organizational skills, including record keeping and data collection

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. 

We are also proud to be an influential leader in inclusion and diversity. The firm has been recognized for our efforts by the Human Rights Campaign and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. We are Mansfield 5.0 certified, a reflection of our ongoing commitment to advancing candidates from underrepresented groups.

MORE ABOUT SEYFARTH:

With more than 900 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.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click EEO is the LAW and the Supplement poster through the following link: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf

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

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