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About the Role
As the Director of Pro Bono and Philanthropy, you will advance the Firm’s pro bono, community service, and charitable giving programs by developing initiatives that expand participation, strengthen program quality, manage risk, and deepen relationships with various stakeholders. You will oversee the department’s day-to-day operations, utilizing data, technology, communications, and project management to achieve Firm objectives and demonstrate impact.
Responsibilities
- Execute department strategy, priorities, and measures of success.
- Improve program administration, data quality, and the volunteer experience through effective tools, workflows, and technology.
- Source, evaluate, and recommend new pro bono matters and collaborations.
- Support pro bono matter approval and intake, and oversee the active docket.
- Monitor pro bono participation and address staffing, supervision, quality, resource, and risk concerns.
- Manage departmental projects, vendors, administrative resources, and reporting requirements.
- Match attorneys and staff with pro bono opportunities and guide teams through matter lifecycle.
- Develop training resources and maintain internal program content.
- Build partnerships with legal services providers, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and other stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Firm departments and lead program communications.
- Represent the Firm at relevant conferences and events.
- Develop charitable and community service activities, including large-scale volunteer events.
- Support Seyfarth’s Charitable Foundation through grant review, records management, Board materials, recommendations, and policy guidance.
- Research organizations for targeted giving and assist with client-related charitable requests.
- Analyze and report program participation, matters, outcomes, partnerships, and impact.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active admission to a U.S. state bar strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in law firm pro bono, legal services, nonprofit management, philanthropy, or a closely related field.
- Law firm and/or legal services organization experience strongly preferred.
- Deep knowledge of the U.S. legal services and access-to-justice ecosystem and the role of law firm pro bono programs.
- Demonstrated success developing and managing programs, partnerships, projects, and events from concept through completion.
- Strong strategic planning, project management, operational execution, and process-improvement skills.
- Experience supporting attorneys on pro bono matters, including training, staffing, supervision, matter management, and risk assessment.
- Excellent relationship-management, communication, and collaboration skills across Firm and external stakeholders.
- Ability to analyze program data, prepare reports, and use matter-management, reporting, and collaboration technologies.
- Creative, resourceful, and solutions-oriented, with the ability to lead volunteers and manage multiple complex priorities.
- Ability to travel to Firm offices, conferences, and events, as needed.
Skills
- Project management
- Operational execution
- Process improvement
- Relationship management
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Data analysis
- Reporting
- Matter management
- Technology utilization
Location
- New York, NY 10018
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
Salary/Compensations
- $273,000 to $296,000 annually
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Annual merit increase
- Bonus pay
About the Company
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a global law firm with over 1,000 lawyers across 19 offices, providing advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services.
- The firm invests in professional development and fosters a friendly, professional environment.
- The culture embraces the entrepreneurial spirit and emphasizes collaboration among professional staff.
Equal Opportunity
- Seyfarth Shaw is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.
- The firm values and encourages diversity and solicits 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.