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Senior Economic Damages Consultant

J.S. Held LLC

Los Angeles, CA • On-site, Remote

$110K - $140K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 3 days ago

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Company Description
Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?
J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.
The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Consultant to join our Economic Damages & Valuation team. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven individual with a strong analytical and communication skill set to join a collaborative and growing practice, where responsibilities extend beyond traditional consulting roles.
The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in evaluating economic damages within personal injury and employment litigation matters, with experience supporting expert report preparation, particularly related to wage loss claims. This role offers the opportunity to manage a variety of complex engagements, including personal injury, wrongful death, divorce, wage and hour, business valuation, and other economic damage claims, while working closely with senior leadership.
This position is well suited for someone who is eager to develop their expertise in economic damages methodologies and take an active role in producing clear, defensible analyses and reports. Our team is highly focused on mentorship and development, with a strong emphasis on building future experts. Over time, individuals in this role will have the opportunity to deepen their technical skills, expand their case ownership, and contribute to report preparation at a higher level as their experience grows.
Job Responsibilities
  • Manage litigation engagements to evaluate economic damages, perform analysis and prepare economic loss reports, while not being identified as the testifying expert in the case.
  • Having direct contact with current clients, when necessary regarding document requests, reporting findings of our analysis mostly in coordination with Senior/Executive/Vice President participation
  • Interacting with clients, including face-to-face meetings, to gather data and information pertinent to the engagement
  • Preparing damages analyses, including determining appropriate methodologies and building and reviewing financial models, managing other consultants in performing tasks relevant to preparing a report our findings. Taking the lead in managing a file and writing the report in conjuction with a team approach
  • Review and analyze reports of opposing damages experts

Qualifications
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline, such as Business, Economics, Mathematics, Finance, or Accounting
  • 3-7 years of experience evaluating economic damages in personal injury or employment litigation
  • Experience evaluating economic damages in litigation cases
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word, with strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to produce high-quality expert reports
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Advanced analytical and critical thinking abilities
  • Ability to manage deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Strong independent work ethic with demonstrated leadership capabilities
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively support and address client needs

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree with strong quantitative bias (e.g. Business, Economics, Math, Finance or Accounting
  • Experience evaluating economic damages in litigation cases; 5 years preferred
  • Professional certifications (ex. CEA, CVA, ABV etc.), or have demonstrated progress towards obtaining relevant certifications.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications
  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Ability to travel as needed

Additional Information
Some of the Benefits We Have Include
J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team's needs.
  • Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
  • Flexible Time Off policy
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401k Match
  • Commuter Benefit

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $110,000 - $140,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read the J.S. Held Online Privacy Notice and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as required and described therein. California residents can click here to learn more about the personal information we collect and here to learn about additional privacy rights that may be available.
Please explore what we're all about at www.jsheld.com.
EEO and Job Accommodations
We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering.
J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please email jobs@jsheld.com. Include "Applicant Accommodation" in the subject line, along with your request and contact information.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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About J.S. Held

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Business management consulting

Company size

1,001 - 5,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Jericho, NY, US

Year founded

1974

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