Overview
A leading global consulting firm is seeking a Managing Consultant, Antitrust
The firm’s economic practice is rapidly growing. The firm is looking for a strong qualitative and research-oriented professional that has an interest in answering real-world applied economics questions, including in the areas of Intellectual Property, Antitrust, International Arbitration, and more generally, applied economics. This position requires a highly motivated problem solver with robust analytical ability, strong organizational skills, and a desire to advance within the organization. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in litigation or economic consulting. The work will involve both execution and oversight of engagement work streams that may be either quantitative or qualitative in nature, with responsibilities to include development of economic theories of harm; analysis of relevant economic literature; and review and synthesis of large bodies of litigation-related evidence , management of existing client relationships, development and presentation of client deliverables, management of junior staff, quality control, industry research, and expansion of business.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting the development and presentation of client deliverables including writing expert reports, summarizing expert opinions, conclusions, and recommendations andpreparing expert testimony for both deposition and trial.
- Execution and oversight of engagement work streams that may be either quantitative or qualitative in nature, with responsibilities to include development of economic theories of harm; analysis of economic literature; and review and synthesis of large bodies of litigation-related evidence, management of existing client relationships, development and presentation of client deliverables, management of junior staff, quality control, industry research, and expansion of business.
- Working with some of the most highly regarded antitrust testifying experts in judicial proceedings to provide economic analyses of mergers and other competition matters
- Supervising, training and mentoring other consults and analysts in a supportive, team-oriented environment
- Ensuring the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Masters and/or a PhD in economics with specific expertise in the fields of industrial organization, applied microeconomics or econometrics;
- You must have more than four (4+) years of experience in litigation consulting specifically in antitrust matters;
- Seeking someone with a strong qualitative background, one who enjoys research, writing, and keeping up with today’s antitrust matters;
- Experience in reviewing depositions and past expert reports;
- Experience in directing teams in reviewing litigation related documents using systems such as Relativity and Disco.
- Experience in having done economic, statistical, or financial analysis and research with proven capabilities with tools such as MS Excel and analytical software/relational database program(s) (e.g., SAS, Stata, MS SQL Server, R, MS Access, SPSS);
- Excellent, demonstrated verbal and written communication skills;
- Ability to manage workstreams and other consultants;
- Commitment to producing high quality analysis and attention to details; and
- Desire to work within a team environment.
