Litigation Consulting (Intellectual Property / IP) , Senior Director (Dallas, TX)
Who We Are
FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.
At FTI Consulting, you’ll be inspired and empowered to make an impact on headline matters that change history. Working side by side with the world’s leading experts in your field, you’ll be surrounded by an open collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and most importantly, you.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career.
Are you ready to make an impact?
About The Role
In FTI Consulting’s 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. 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.
- Applies legal, technical, and analytical skills to various client situations, specific to client needs.
- Prepares 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. 
- Supervises 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 FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in legal, finance, technology, engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of legal experience.
- A general understanding of technology and/or complex technical domains coupled with 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.
- Strong expert report writing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working with a range of internal staff members and external contacts.
- Proven people management and leadership skills.
- Ability to travel up to 10-15% of the time.
- Prior expert support experience is a plus.
- This role requires travel to clients and FTI offices
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Our Benefits
Our goal is to support the well–being of you and your families—physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer comprehensive benefits such as the following:
- Competitive total compensation, including bonus earning potential
- Full package of benefits plans, including health, dental, vision coverage, along with life and disability insurance
- Generous paid time off
- Company matched 401K
- Potential for flexible work arrangements
- Generous paid parental leave and flex return support
- Family care benefits, including back-up child/elder care
- Employee Wellness Platform
- Employee Recognition Programs
- Paid time off for volunteering in your community
- Corporate matching for charitable donations most important to you
- Make an impact in our communities through company sponsored pro bono work
- Professional Development and Certification Programs
- In office free snacks and drinks
- Free smartphone and cellular plan (if applicable)
- FTI Perks & Discounts at retailers and businesses
- Upscale offices close to public transportation
- Pet insurance
About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 7,500 employees located in 30 countries, our broad and diverse bench of award –winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. At FTI Consulting, we embrace, cultivate and maintain a culture of diversity, inclusion & belonging, which are fundamental components to our core values. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been named the #1 Professional Services Firm on Forbes List of America’s Best Employers and the best firm to work for by Consulting Magazine. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.