Seyfarth’s Employee Benefits department clients are typically large institutional companies. We handle the investment work with large pension plans which involves negotiating investment management agreements on behalf of pensionplans. In other words, pension plans investing in other funds. This is a new line of business that Seyfarth is selling through our Employee Benefits department. This is an opportunity to take our existing work and grow it to a substantial practice. It is a leadership opportunity forsomeone who can take it and run with it. We are seeking a client facing attorney who can development this business through their EB clients and through new clients. Advise clients on the investment of plan assets in collective vehicles, privateinvestment funds, and managed accounts, and regularly negotiates investmentmanagement agreements and side letters. Working with both plan sponsors andinvestment managers, in-depth knowledge of issues that arise in outsourced fiduciary solutions, including the allocation of responsibility and relatedrisk among plan sponsors, outsourced fiduciaries, and underlying investmentmanagers. Advise clients on fiduciary responsibility, including effective ways to control risk and liability. Advise plan sponsor committees with both routine plan administrative matters and discrete plan investment transactions. The ideal candidate will beable to do the investment work with endowments, foundations, etc. Seyfarth is very committed to this specialty as we have numerous client needsalready and want to expand across our current client base and new clients.Seyfarth provides comprehensive training for our attorneys through our mentoring programs, Seyfarth University, industry credentialing, and hands-on learning by working side-by-side with our partners. We invest in our attorneys to advance in their careers through involvement in case management/strategy and opportunities for extensive client contact. Seyfarth builds leading professionals by supporting speaking engagements and publishing opportunities. Seyfarth also is an influential leader in diversity. The firm has been recognized for nine consecutive years in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. We have been named one of the “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother eight years in a row, and we have been honored with the Thomas L. Sager Award for Diversity by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. We also partnered with Diversity Lab to formally pilot the Mansfield Rule, which is designed to ensure that woman and minorities throughout the legal industry receive adequate consideration for leadership roles, equity partner promotions and lateral positions. At Seyfarth, we value diversity and provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants. We invite you to discover why Seyfarth is recognized worldwide for its innovation. Come experience the Seyfarth difference.