Job Title
Litigation Attorney (Reduced Hours and Remote Work Available)
Firm
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Location
Massachusetts-Boston
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 We are seeking an attorney with 5+ years of financial services litigation and / or mortgage foreclosure experience in New England state and federal courts. This is a reduced schedule, salaried position designed to be flexible on location, and is a “remote” (working from home, even post-pandemic lockdown) position with access to any of our local offices as needed. This is an exceptional and rare opportunity for experienced lawyers who do not seek to be in a partner-track position, but who want to continue to do sophisticated legal work with direct client involvement. Our Litigation Department of more than 170 lawyers across the firm’s global platform offers a full-service litigation practice, with specific practice areas in commercial litigation, consumer financial services litigation, product liability, bankruptcy, class action defense, construction, eDiscovery, government contracts, trade secrets, computer fraud and non-competes, intellectual property, and securities. We are regularly recognized in these practice areas in national and regional rankings by Chambers, The Legal 500, U.S. News & World Report: Best Lawyers, and BTI Consulting Group. Our drive for excellence leads us to seek out better ways to work with our clients and each other. We have been first-to-market on many legal service delivery innovations and we continue to break new ground with our clients every day. This long history of excellence and innovation has created a culture with a sense of purpose and belonging for all. In turn, our culture drives our commitment to the growth of our clients, the diversity of our people, and the resilience of our workforce. THE DAY-TO-DAY Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a leader in promoting innovation in the delivery of law firm services to its clients. This Counsel/staff attorney role is designed to be part of a client service team and ideal for a lawyer who does not presently seek to be in a partner-track position, but wants to continue providing top-quality legal representation for a select group of national clients with a defined volume of matters. YOU HAVE 5+ years of commercial litigation experience in New England state and federal courts Significant experience representing lenders, banks or other financial institutions in consumer financial services litigation and mortgage foreclosures, ideally with related bankruptcy experience. Attorneys located in Rhode Island, Connecticut, or Massachusetts will be considered. Admission in Rhode Island and/or Connecticut is a huge plus, although ultimate admission/waiver into Massachusetts will be required. Desire to work remote and off-track, with a predictable schedule that encourages healthy integration of work responsibilities and personal activities. WHAT WE PROVIDE We provide competitive salary and benefits at all levels. We provide comprehensive training, CLE initiatives, 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 by providing opportunities for substantive client contact as well as significant involvement in case strategy and management. 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, Working Mother magazine, and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. We are Mansfield 3.0+ certified, a reflection of our ongoing commitment to advancing candidates from underrepresented groups. MORE ABOUT SEYFARTH With more than 900 lawyers across 17 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. To achieve our goal of equal opportunity, Seyfarth Shaw maintains an affirmative action plan through which it makes good faith efforts to recruit, hire and advance in employment qualified minorities, females, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. 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. Seyfarth is an EO Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. **Note To Agencies and Applicants: At this time, Seyfarth Shaw LLP will not be accepting applications submitted through search firms for this position. All qualified candidates must submit their own applications to be considered for this position. This remote position may be located near Boston, MA 02210 This remote position may be located near New York, NY 10018
Posted
Updated
Closed
Position
Staff Attorney
Practice Areas
Litigation
Specialties
Banking, Unfair Competition
Experience
5+ years
Employer Type
Law Firm