The phrase "a topic that seems" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a subject that appears to have certain characteristics or implications based on observation or perception.
Example: "In our discussion today, we will explore a topic that seems to resonate with many of our audience members."
Alternatives: "a subject that appears" or "an issue that seems".
Bullying is a topic that seems to push everyone's hot buttons (even President Obama recorded his own antibullying message).
It's the kind of quick wit that one expects from the British, which brings us back to Mr. de Rothschild's heritage, a topic that seems to unsettle him slightly.
If there's a topic that seems to have interdependencies with people who work in our location, get their input ahead of time so you're best representing those constituents in the meeting.
The film, dealing with a father and son rivalry in the Talmud department at Hebrew University, succeeds in taking a topic that seems to be timid and completely noncinematic and turns it into a movie that is wild, creative and at the same time obsessively precise.
When Spot hears about Dr. Krank (Kelsey Grammer), the mad scientist who has perfected the technology of turning animals into humans -- a topic that seems to be a staple of daytime talk shows in the film -- he scampers off to Florida to undergo treatment.
The journalist Tom Tiede's new book on America's mania for self-help manuals and "success coaches" takes on a topic that seems like a slam-dunk for parody or satire or even indignant analysis, and it somehow manages to deliver a screed that's even more annoying than its subject.
I'm normally one who will speak out about everything, but this is a topic that seemed a little sensitive.
Similarly, although he suggested several topics to me, he never pressured me to take on a topic that seemed to me to be inappropriate.
It's a school topic that seems to belong to an age far distant from home economics, 1066 and jumpers for goalposts.
Forex tends to be a financial topic that seems appealing but out of reach for many.
But it also follows a woman fighting to stand her ground as a professional in an industry typically run by men, another topic that seems all too familiar even in 2017.
