Associate Director, Global Investigations & Disputes
Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Chicago, Illinois, United States; Dallas, Texas, United States; Denver, Colorado, United States; Houston, Texas, United States; Los Angeles, California, United States; New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Posted a month ago
The role
You will manage matters end-to-end, including scoping, workplans, staffing, budgets, and quality control. You will lead analyses related to software implementation, vendor delivery, and technology lifecycle development.
What you will do
- Manage matters end-to-end, including scoping, workplans, staffing, budgets, and quality control.
- Draft and direct the preparation of expert reports, rebuttals, and demonstratives.
- Coordinate with counsel on case strategy.
- Lead review of documents and other relevant evidence for each matter.
- Lead analyses execution and QC related to software implementation performance, vendor delivery, licensing, source code/architecture, and software lifecycle development.
- Support Managing Directors as part of the client-facing team on engagements.
- Support business development through relationship building, proposals, and participation in industry events.
- Contribute to thought leadership through articles, webinars, and speaking opportunities.
- Identify and manage engagement risks.
- Train, mentor, and develop junior staff.
Required qualifications
- 8+ years in legal industry (or equivalent education), expert consulting services, complex IT advisory, investigations.
- Experience with technology standards.
- Strong analytical and expert report writing skills.
- Proven engagement management experience.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to travel as needed (estimated between 20% and 40%)
Nice to have
- Prior involvement with technology-centric expert reports/testimony support.
- Legal background as a paralegal or similar position, or JD with 1-3 years of outside counsel experience, or 6+ years of paralegal experience
- PMP Certification or other similar certification.
- Prior experience in large-scale investigations and client relations.
- Experience leading and training junior staff.
- Exposure to source code review or collaboration with engineers
About the company
Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world. The firm works with renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions.