Description:

About the role:
In A Global Business Advisory Firm Dispute Advisory Services (DAS) segment, we focus on providing expert testimony, litigation consulting, forensic accounting and damages analyses in numerous types of litigated matters, including some of the highest-profile lawsuits of recent years. Clients benefit from our expertise in many specialized areas, working directly with our professionals or with our large network of industry and academic experts.

We are frequently engaged by clients in highly regulated industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare, oil and gas, and energy to support our clients on complex disputes and investigations that require a multidisciplinary approach to dispute resolution.

What You'll Do:
  • Supervise and perform day-to-day activities in support of forensic and litigation consulting projects including interaction with other FTI team members, client personnel, and professionals from other firms involved in the engagement. 
  • Perform technical, industry, and litigation related research related to Intellectual Property litigation (patents, copyrights, trade secrets, etc).
  • Develop work plans and execute analyses to assess complex unstructured problems, assist in preparing expert reports and schedules summarizing findings that will be delivered to clients and other parties.
  • Apply legal, technical, and analytical skills to various client situations, specific to client needs.
  • Prepare written presentations, exhibits, and other reports for third parties on the project scope and/or results of activities.
  • Maintain detailed analyses reflecting assumptions, methodologies, and sources of information employed during the performance of all analytical tasks. 
  • Supervise more junior team members' analyses.
  • Manage work with disparate experts and team members in multiple domains and industries throughout FTI globally.
  • Work with local Senior Managing Director on practice management and business development efforts.

How You'll Grow
This is an excellent opportunity for a person with proven expert witness support experience to join a growing, dynamic team, and work on a variety of projects in a wide range of industries. Senior Directors will have opportunities to collaborate laterally and vertically, internally and externally, as well as lead smaller projects, or specific workstreams of larger projects, and innovate by developing various approaches to complex issues, alongside senior team members.

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You'll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.

As you progress through your career at A Global Business Advisory Firm, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

What you will need to succeed:
  • Top notch writing and communication skills
  • Strong experience with solving complex problems within technically complex and/or advanced technology domains
  • Strong analytical skills and exceptional eye for detail and accuracy
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working with a range of internal staff members and external contacts

Basic Qualifications:
  • Juris Doctorate
  • 8+ years of legal experience
  • Strong expert report writing skills
  • Proven people management and leadership skills
  • Ability to travel to clients and FTI office(s) as needed
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; this position does not provide visa sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience in technology intellectual property law
  • Prior expert legal support experience
  • Prior background as a developer or deeply technical subject matter expertise
  • Having the ability to read and interpret source code