What We Do
Our Technology practice uses our people and our technology to help clients identify, collect, analyse, and review electronic documents and data to locate the key evidence. Our team of over 500 professionals around the world includes e-discovery experts, software developers, and forensic specialists. They’re industry leaders and have been involved in some of the largest e-discovery matters of the past decade, which means they have the experience to help clients whatever their challenges.
What You Will Do
Our Technology Graduate Analysts will get expose to the following teams:
E-Discovery
In the E-Discovery team, analysts will be cross trained in various e-discovery skills and will assist on all phases of e-discovery projects.
The primary responsibility of this position is to be part of a cross-functional team that manages all areas related to the collection, migration, processing, analysis, conversion, quality assurance, tracking, and management of client data. In particular:
- Liaise with clients and project managers regarding client requests
- Plan and execute electronic evidence collection exercises, on-site at client premises around the UK and abroad
- Utilise industry standard and bespoke software to access, extract and cull data from electronic evidence sources
- Assume responsibility for day-to-day data processing, conversion, analysis, quality control, import, and other specialized tasks including interaction with other consultants, supervisors, and client personnel
- Be customer-service-oriented to meet client deadlines, including working out of business hours when necessary
- Travel as required to ensure effective management of case activities. (Minimal notice possible)
Digital Forensics
In the Digital Forensics team, analysts will be trained in delivering a range of digital forensics services to clients, including data collection, data extraction and forensic analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
You will be part of a growing team of digital forensics professionals responsible for delivering computer forensics services to our clients, including:
- Liaise with clients and senior staff to manage work and meet client requests
- Secure and preserve electronic evidence to forensic standards, on-site at client premises around the UK and abroad
- Utilise industry standard and bespoke software to access, extract and handle data from phones, mobile devices, computers and storage media
- Perform forensic analysis and reporting for a wide range of digital devices under supervision of senior staff
- Research and develop custom solutions as required on a case by case basis
- Be customer-service-oriented to meet client deadlines, including working out of business hours when necessary
- Travel as required to ensure effective management of case activities, which may be at short notice.
Information Governance
The Information Governance, Privacy & Security Analyst team is part of FTI’s Technology consulting group which provide clients with a combination of industry leading technology and award-winning consulting and services. In this role, you will be engaged in a variety of projects where you will provide strategic, technical, and regulatory guidance to client organisations on Information Governance Privacy Security engagements, including global data protection compliance (e.g. GDPR) projects, data discovery and remediation projects (e.g. file share clean-up, system migration and decommissioning, divestiture data segregation, sensitive data quarantine), backup remediation, data breach projects, and more.
Our Industry Placement students will be working mainly within our e-Discovery team, but will also have exposure to our other teams too.
What We Offer You
Graduate Analysts
Analysts will experience a broad range of clients, technologies, business problems, bespoke solutions and working environments. Throughout the role, Analysts will have opportunities to manage sections of projects, develop custom solutions and build client relationships.
You will work with your Performance Coach on a development and training plan to ensure experience across all 3 teams to support you in gaining exposure and working towards obtaining industry-recognised qualifications. This exposure to the E-Discovery, Digital Forensics and Information Governance teams will help you to gain an understanding of the data and how to deal with client issues.
You may also have the opportunity to travel as part of projects or secondments, most commonly to our clients’ offices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Industry Placement Students
Interns will experience a broad range of clients, technologies, business problems, bespoke solutions and working environments. Throughout the role, interns will have opportunities to manage sections of projects, develop custom solutions and build client relationships.
You will work with your Performance Coach on a development and training plan to ensure experience across the e-discovery lifecycle to support you in gaining exposure and working towards obtaining industry-recognised qualifications. There will also be opportunities for internal projects where you will be developing the workflows, solutions or teams of tomorrow.
You may also have the opportunity to travel as part of projects or secondments, most commonly to our clients’ offices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
If successful in the role then candidates may receive a conditional offer to return to the team once their degree is completed, which would then place them back into our graduate scheme. This may include rotations across other parts of the Technology practise.
How to apply
Round 1 – Online Application
Applications for our 2024 Graduate Analyst and Industry Placement Year roles will open on 4th September 2023.
Please submit both a CV and cover letter in your application.
Round 2 – Interviews/Assessment Centre
Interviews will commence after the application window has closed and all applications have been reviewed.
What You Will Need To Succeed
Graduate Analyst
Minimum 2:1 degree in forensic computing or a technology, criminal or legal-focused subject or equivalent experience
Skills and Competencies:
- Enthusiasm for technology and an interest in technical developments
- Self-developer that demonstrates an ability to solve complex problems with well thought out, logical, innovative solutions
- Ability to manage time and prioritise tasks effectively
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and support the team’s goals above individual goals
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while handling multiple tasks through to completion
- Excellent communication and client presentation and communication skills (verbal and written).
- Flexible with working hours and motivated to work in a cross-functional team
Experience (a combination of):
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- Familiarity with computer-based concepts
- A keen interest in information management practices and protocols
- Experience working in a technology or consulting related role
- Knowledge of forensic acquisition and analysis tools such as Encase, Cellebrite or X-Ways
- Experience supporting or working within document review applications
- Knowledge of data manipulation, data conversion, and data analysis activities in a SQL database or MS Access
- Familiarity with personal computers, mobile devices, operating systems and software
- Familiarity with email and messaging services (M365, Google, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram)
- Knowledge of programming or scripting (Python, Java, C#, Visual Basic, PowerShell)
- Knowledge of data protection and information security principles and regulations (GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST)
- Experience with file analysis and structured data archiving tools (Nuix, Index Engines, Commvault, Veritas)
- Experience with cloud platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience with data breach response and incident management
Industrial Placement in E-Discovery:
- Students must be studying in a sandwich course looking for 12-month placement from Sept 2024 to Aug 2025
- Achieved 2:1 or above in first year
- A motivation to work in the Technology team at FTI Consulting
- Ability to manage time and prioritise tasks effectively
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and support the team’s goals above individual goals
- Good communicator