Senior Consultant – Client Development (Legal)

Our client is a specialist economic consultancy focused exclusively on litigation and dispute-related work. By transforming complex financial and economic data into clear, persuasive expert evidence, they support leading law firms, regulators and litigation funders on high-stakes competition and financial disputes across multiple jurisdictions. Their conflict-free model ensures complete independence and objectivity in every engagement.

As part of their continued international expansion, they are now seeking a senior lawyer (consultant) to strengthen relationships within legal and financial clients across the UK and Northern Europe, while helping originate new mandates in competition and financial litigation.

Role

This position will focus on developing and strengthening relationships across the legal and disputes ecosystem, working closely with law firms, barristers’ chambers, litigation funders and regulatory bodies.The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying opportunities for economic expert engagement, helping convert complex legal disputes into analytical mandates and supporting the firm’s continued growth within competition and financial litigation.

The role is particularly suited to an economist who understands how economic analysis supports legal arguments, expert testimony and dispute resolution, and who enjoys working closely with senior legal practitioners on complex matters.

Key Responsibilities

Client Development & Legal Engagement

• Build and strengthen relationships with law firms, barristers’ chambers, litigation funders, regulators and enforcement bodies across the UK and Northern Europe
• Identify opportunities for economic expert involvement in competition disputes, financial litigation and regulatory investigations
• Support the generation of new mandates, collaborating with internal economists to develop proposals and pitches
• Act as a key liaison between external counsel, funders and internal teams throughout engagements

Market Profile & Thought Leadership

• Represent the firm at legal, competition and disputes-focused conferences and industry events
• Contribute to thought leadership and initiatives that strengthen the firm’s visibility within the legal and disputes market

Leadership

• Support colleagues involved in client development across international offices
• Contribute to broader initiatives aimed at expanding the firm’s presence within global litigation and disputes markets

Key Skills

• Experience within a law firm economics consulting firm working directly with lawyers on damages and litigation cases
• Understanding of how economic analysis supports competition law, financial litigation or regulatory investigations
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with legal professionals, regulators or institutional stakeholders
• Commercially minded with a proactive approach to developing client opportunities
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex economic analysis into clear and persuasive messages for legal audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, with the ability to engage credibly with senior lawyers, economists and financial professionals
• Curious, solutions-oriented and intellectually rigorous, with strong professional integrity

Benefits

• Competitive overall package with performance-linked incentives
• Clear progression opportunities within a growing international consultancy
• Exposure to complex, high-profile competition and financial litigation matters
• Ongoing support for professional development and thought leadership
• A collaborative, intellectually rigorous and internationally minded environment
• The opportunity to play a visible role in shaping regional growth strategy

This is a distinctive opportunity for an economist who combines technical credibility with commercial instinct, someone who enjoys building trusted relationships as much as engaging with complex economic issues. You will play a central role in strengthening the firm’s presence across the region, shaping new mandates and contributing to its next phase of international growth.