Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Practice Areas

Seyfarth Shaw LLP practices law in the following areas and works with its clients to provide the best possible legal solutions.

Hiring Criteria

Seyfarth Shaw LLP follows the set of hiring criteria outlined below.

ndividuals who look forward to work at Seyfarth are expected to display core values that the firm shares such as innovation, team work, client service, commitment and excellence. Candidates are also expected to adhere to core values such as persona, professional; and client service objectives.

The firm shares common characteristics firm-wide such as high performing teams, dedication to national excellence, and innovation to be leaders in the industry as well as communities in which its employees work. The firm looks forward to hearing from candidates who can share these characteristics and core values.

It looks forward to hiring by various means such as minority job fairs, directed mentoring efforts, and bar sponsored programs. Seyfarth has a non discrimination policy in force on which it does not base employment decisions on race, color, sex age, religion, natural origin, disability, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, veteran status, military discharge or any other status protected by law.

Pro bono

Seyfarth Shaw is committed to play an active and positive role in the communities in which it works and lives. The firm actively believes in taking measures and initiatives to help fellow citizens and give back to communities which cannot actually afford legal services.

The firm takes a holistic approach to give back to the communities by integrating their pro bono legal services along with charitable giving, community service and sustainability activities. Seyfarth has a pro bono and philanthropy department, which consists of a partner and a coordinator dedicating their time to promoting as well as managing the pro bono and related programs.

The firm believes in the threefold philosophy of compassion, action and impact, wherein it cares about its communities and the planet itself. The approach that the firm follows is a veritable example of how it carries out core innovation and uses its resources constructively to make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

Seyfarth strongly encourages its attorneys and staff to donate their time to help the community, whether as volunteers, fundraisers, board members or participants. The firm has a strong community building program and annually gives two Seyfarth community service awards to individuals who demonstrate a commitment to give back to the community and make a difference to the lives of community members. These awards - the Unsung Hero award and the Inspirational Award have gone a long way in motivating community members towards a range of community service activities. Every firm member is eligible and each winner receives a cash award of $1,000 and a $2,500 donation for his or her chosen charity.

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Individuals who look forward to work at Seyfarth are expected to display core values that the firm shares such as innovation, team work, client service, commitment and excellence. Candidates are also expected to adhere to core values such as persona, professional; and client service objectives.

The firm shares common characteristics firm-wide such as high performing teams, dedication to national excellence, and innovation to be leaders in the industry as well as communities in which its employees work. The firm looks forward to hearing from candidates who can share these characteristics and core values.

It looks forward to hiring by various means such as minority job fairs, directed mentoring efforts, and bar sponsored programs. Seyfarth has a non discrimination policy in force on which it does not base employment decisions on race, color, sex age, religion, natural origin, disability, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, veteran status, military discharge or any other status protected by law.

Seyfarth has laid out broad diversity goals to continuously strengthen a culture of inclusion and help people of all identities to thrive, succeed as well as lead. The diversity efforts at this firm are lead by its managing partner and two additional co chairs.

The firm strives to achieve a more inclusive culture and working environment and help identify solutions and strategies that support diversity efforts. The efforts are focused on recruiting, mentoring and promotion, as well as other issues such as community support, business development and communications.

Various groups also have been established to create a more inclusive culture as well as work environment, and even help identify solutions and strategies to support the firm's diversity efforts. These groups are intended to support various interests of minority segments such as African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic, LGPBT, and women's interests.

Summer associate program

The firm cancelled its summer associate program for 2010; consequently there is no recent information on summer associate programs at Seyfarth.

Working for the Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Working for Seyfarth is considered to be a quality assignment. According to the buzz, the firm is considered to be stuffed with good lawyers and great people and has a nice for labor law. Additionally, it is considered to be LGBT friendly, and is also an easy going firm; however, it is not considered very high on the prestige scale. However, the firm, as discussed before, has a niche in labor law and associated fields. The firm's labor and employment group focuses on issues such as:

OFCCP and affirmative action compliance

business immigration

complex discrimination litigation

environmental law

ERISA litigation

international labor and employment law

labor and employee relations

OSHA compliance

Single-plaintiff litigation

wage and hour litigation,

Workplace counseling and compliance.

The firm specializes in various areas such as green marketing compliance, health care reform, computer forensics and fraud investigation, data recovery, enterprise IT initiative advisory services, electronic discovery processing, and cost containment. The firm also solidly focuses on employment and labor issues and covers a broad portfolio under this area.

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