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 have an exciting opportunity for a Government Contracts Senior Associate or Counsel with at least six years of government contracts experience, including substantial bid protest experience. Seyfarth’s highly respected Government Contracts practice group was launched more than 30 years ago, and has been consistently ranked by Legal 500 as one of the nation’s leading government contracts practice groups. The nation’s leading government contractors in a variety of industries trust Seyfarth’s team with claims, prime-sub disputes, and bid protests involving billions of dollars every year. In addition to our government contracts litigation work, a substantial portion of team’s work involves advising government contractors on FAR/DFARs compliance, joint venture and M&A transactions, construction, false claims/internal investigations, SBA regulatory compliance, Service Contract Act, and export controls issues. Our Washington D.C. based government contracts team is uniquely position to advise government contractors located coast-to-coast, due to our team having key government contracts attorneys located in offices across the United States. 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: As a Government Contracts Attorney, you’ll have the opportunity to work on interesting, challenging, and groundbreaking matters in collaboration with other senior attorneys and partners. YOU HAVE: • Substantial bid protest experience is required; ideal candidate will have represented protesters at GAO on sustained bid protests, and have at least some experience working on protests at the Court of Federal Claims. Candidate should have some experience working as lead counsel on GAO protests. • Candidate should have a working knowledge of the FAR and DFARS. • Experience representing service contractors and familiarity with the Service Contract Act strongly preferred. • Experience drafting and negotiating subcontracts and FAR 9.6 teaming arrangements preferred. • Substantial experience in one or more of the following additional areas is preferred: false claims/internal investigations, cybersecurity, M&A, CTAs, GSA schedules, cost accounting, data rights, SBA regulations, suspension & debarment, SOFAs, export controls. • Candidate must have exceptional legal research, analysis and writing skills. • Candidate should have experience acting as primary point of contact for clients and government attorneys on certain matters. • DC located is slightly preferred, but not required. 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. 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