Overview
A global advisory firm is looking for a Manager or Associate Director to join its Investigations team, which specialises explicitly in complex dispute support projects. The successful candidate will independently manage complex dispute support investigations, including arbitration and litigation support, asset tracing, and internal investigations, leveraging the firm’s global human source network.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing and leading a varied range of complex projects simultaneously within the investigations team related to dispute support;
- Managing and mentoring more junior project team members;
- Engaging with human sources to obtain information where necessary and developing the firm’s global source network ;
- Preparing client-ready reports on dispute support projects that need minimal edits and/or supervision;
- Proofreading and quality controlling work carried out by peers or junior members of the investigations team.
- Engaging directly with clients throughout the project to ensure a clear understanding of the client’s objectives and their development based on any changes to the case’s context.
- Managing project budgets and supervising the financial aspects of project execution.
- Client-facing during the project cycle in the form of briefings and report writing;
- Drafting, scoping, and pricing proposals, and actively reaching out to clients and potential clients to sell investigation work.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Fluency in English at the highest standard of written and spoken communication;
- At least five years of relevant professional experience in dispute support investigations;
- Experience in managing and developing human sources;
- Extensive experience in understanding legal strategies and developing investigative plans to assist clients at different stages of a dispute;
- High levels of commercial awareness.
- Ability to be an astute writer and analyse complex commercial matters;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Meticulous attention to detail and strong analytical skills;
- Strong professional judgement in project execution and client management;
- A self-motivated attitude and the ability to deliver high-quality work with minimal supervision;
- Passionate about disputes and keenly interested in the latest developments in international arbitration and litigation;
- Preferred: developing people management skills;
- Advantageous: proficiency in additional languages.
Company Benefits
- Salary: competitive, based on experience.
- Flexible working balance of home and office.
- Stakeholder employer pension contribution of 5%.
- Family-friendly company – including enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Private medical insurance including generous terms of cover for both medical and hospital, dental and mental health support for you, your partner and children (subject to T&Cs of the policy).
- Life insurance – 4 x annual salary.
- 25 days holiday per year in addition to bank holidays.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
