FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value. For over 20 years, FTI has brought insight and expertise to deliver successful resolution to the most challenging event-driven business-critical issues. FTI is a leading global firm that organizations rely on for advice and solutions in the areas of economic analysis, forensic analysis, investigation, technology and strategic communications when confronting the critical legal issues that shape their futures. We are involved in high-stakes, fast-paced computer forensics projects from around the world. We have participated in many of the largest litigations, bankruptcy proceedings, restructurings, IPOs and M&A projects in the United States. FTI is a leader helping leaders; we proudly serve 97 of the top 100 law firms, 85% of all fortune 100 companies, and 9 of the 10 top bank holding companies in the world. Our workforce of more than 3,500 employees includes numerous PhDs, MBAs, CPAs, CFEs, JDs, and technologists with expertise across a broad range of industries including financial services, retail, healthcare, energy, media, and communications. If you are interested in becoming part of a fast growing company and helping shape its future, read on.
FTI has recently opened an office in Sydney, Australia. This is FTI’s first technology consulting practice in Asia Pacific and offers huge scope for personal and professional growth.
FTI has an opportunity for a motivated consultant in our legal technology practice. This person will work with existing and potential clients, understand their objectives and needs and deliver our technology and services. This individual must be detail-oriented and self-motivated, with exceptional communication and follow-up skills. Candidates with a law or technology degree and strong knowledge of the legal technology market preferred. If you have the desire and the ability to be a critical player helping to drive our rapid growth in a highly-visible space, we want to hear from you.
A Consultant supports and executes specific tasks on a variety of projects in the Technology practice area as requested by Senior Consultants and Directors. Our practice primarily provides professional consulting services to law firms for coordinating document review and production using Ringtail document review software.
- Responsible for day to day activities of projects including interaction with other consultants, supervisors and client personnel
- Apply analytical skills and leverage existing methodologies to various client situations and practice disciplines
- Utilise logical reasoning skills to provide complete client services
- Work to ensure a quality product and delivery of all work within established timeframes
- Provide superior client service in demanding, deadline-driven situations
- Maintain professional image within the firm and project same to those outside the firm
- Conduct product demonstrations
- Assist develop and implement technology based consulting solutions
- Assist managing document repository databases
- Provide services around load files, production, import/export, and repository data management.
- Provide and execute on technical solutions for Litigation and Data Management projects
- Performing systems analyses, exporting, importing and analysing data from various software formats
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Exceptional interpersonal, organisational, communication and analytical skills
- Problem solver
- Knowledge of the electronic discovery process and software
- Strong client management skills and consultative abilities
- Must be a team player willing to work outside normal work hours on occasion
- Ability to travel as needed
- 1-3 years related experience or more in a law firm, professional services firm or similar environment
- Minumum bachelors debree
- Industry experience preferable
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, Windows XP and Microsoft Access
- Preferred skills in all aspects of data processing including, but not limited to, document management, electronic mail extraction, data migration, data conversion, data culling and filtering
- Working knowledge of Ringtail, Concordance, Summation or knowledge management systems/databases
- Ability to take initiative and understand tasks quickly with minimal supervision
- Ability to follow instructions thoroughly while paying attention to detail
- Customer-service oriented to meet client deadlines
- Network/Infrastructure understanding - ability to troubleshoot minor network issues, identify common browser problems
- Strong proficiency with Windows and related software, especially Microsoft Excel. Familiarity with Microsoft Access is a plus
- Experience with relational databases
- Ability to build and foster relationships with client contacts
- Maintain accurate timekeeping
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with other offices and departments in the company. Maintain uniformity of office procedures and consistent high quality of final work product
POSITION CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
FTI Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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