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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
- Strategic planning
- Project management
- Operational execution
- Process improvement
- Relationship management
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Data analysis
- Reporting
- Matter management
- Reporting technologies
- Collaboration technologies
Location
- Atlanta, GA 30309
- Boston, MA 02210
- Chicago, IL 60606
- Los Angeles, CA 90067
- Los Angeles, CA 90017
- San Francisco, CA 94105
- Washington, DC 20001
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
Salary/Compensations
- Boston: $246,000 to $290,000 annually
- Chicago: $223,000 to $255,000 annually
- Los Angeles: $246,000 to $289,000 annually
- San Francisco: $256,700 to $303,000 annually
- Washington DC: $249,000 to $289,000 annually
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
About the Company
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide.
- With more than 1,000 lawyers across 19 offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.