FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. With more than 4,600 employees located in 28 countries, FTI Consulting professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges and make the most of opportunities. The Company generated $1.81 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2017. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter (@FTIConsulting), Facebook and LinkedIn.
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About Core Operations:
FTI Consulting's Core Operations functions provide support to our client service professionals so they are able meet and exceed the needs of our clients. Professionals within our Marketing and Communications, Information Technology, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Office Infrastructure, Legal, and Real Estate teams are dedicated to working together and delivering world class support across our global community.
FTI Consulting, Inc.'s Legal Department is seeking an attorney to manage all conflicts issues, both legal and business, in connection with the processing and acceptance of its client engagements. FTI is comprised of several different consulting disciplines which provide various litigation and non-litigation based consulting services. These segments submit in excess of 10,000 potential engagements per year which must be analyzed for potential conflicts and client relationship sensitivities. The role of the attorney in this process involves various responsibilities:
Oversight of the Conflicts Group.
All new engagements are submitted to FTI's Conflicts Group (located in the Bowie, Maryland office) for review and analysis. A small percentage of these engagements raise significant client relationship issues or perceived conflicts which will require consideration by the attorney and, in many cases, discussion among FTI's division heads and senior professionals.
This position will facilitate and intermediate these discussions. Generally, the senior business leaders are experienced with this process and approve engagements from one practice area that could be perceived as adverse to a client in their practice areas. A critical element of this role is the need to be viewed by FTI professionals as an impartial arbiter who will thoughtfully weigh different points of view and then make a decision.
Interactions with Outside Counsel and Clients.
FTI has two major distribution channels: 1) referrals from law firms and 2) direct client relationships. The attorney will interact with law firms and clients on at least two levels.
First, FTI often is approached to provide services for one party in a litigation (e.g., ediscovery) or consulting engagement (e.g., merger analysis) where FTI is also providing services to another party. Where the other role is public (i.e., an expert has been disclosed), the attorney will often contact the engaging law firm or client, disclose the other role and explain the protective measures (ethical walls) which FTI will establish to protect the confidentiality of client information. Second, an important role of the attorney is to handle these discussions with law firms and clients in a professional and courteous, but steadfast, manner which acknowledges the sensitivity of the law firm or client, but effectively explains the basis upon which FTI made the decision to accept the engagement. Competencies and Background Requirements for Role.
The following experience and competencies are required for this role:
• Significant Litigation Management Experience. The candidate must have significant experience in managing litigation, either with an outside law firm or an in-house legal department or both.
• Advocacy and "Influencing" Skills. The key aspect of this role is dealing with FTI's senior management and professionals, senior partners at law firms and senior lawyers at clients. A candidate must have the ability to patiently and professionally deal with contentious points of view and influence others, through listening skills and effective advocacy, to reach the desired outcome.
Requirements.
• Must have a JD degree from an accredited law school.
• Must have a minimum of fifteen years of broad-based legal experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Able to interact with stakeholders and leaders in a highly matrixed yet collaborative organization.
• Experience in effectively developing and implementing dispute resolution strategies.
Personal Attributes and Traits.
• Superior intellect, with the ability to think critically and make clear and well-reasoned decisions in complex situations; ability to see and handle more than the legal issues of a project; strong, pragmatic business acumen with the ability to recognize the business consequences of legal advice; a strategic and innovative thinker who can bring value to his or her clients and find creative solutions to complex legal problems.
• Gravitas, judgment and self-confidence, but also humility, deference, respect for others, and willingness to work as a team member.
• Ability to manage crises deliberately and thoughtfully but also expeditiously and calmly. Grace under pressure.
• Personal credibility and the ability to articulate positions concisely and quickly, in a manner that is useful and easily understood by all parties involved.
• Culturally astute, organizationally savvy and adaptable. High emotional intelligence.
• Strong team orientation with a collaborative work style and the ability to build consensus