Clayton Utz Hiring for Consultant / Senior Consultant – Data Analytics at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Full Time

Clayton Utz is a leading Australian top tier law firm. Our Forensic & Technology Services (FTS) practice group is one of Australia’s fastest growing forensic practices and is an integral and thriving part of the firm. Rapid success and growth enables us to engage individuals who are seeking an opportunity to further drive the FTS practice, and be a part of our market leading projects moving forward.

The role

The Forensic Technology Services (FTS) team is seeking driven Consultants and Senior Consultants to be based in our Sydney or Canberra offices. The role requires the use of data analytics and visualisation technology to deliver bespoke analytical solutions and support forensic investigation and quantification engagements.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Legal and FTS team members on large-scale confidential legal and forensic matters
• Consult with multiple stakeholders and develop bespoke data analytics procedures and solutions.
• Undertake extensive analytical reviews of client data to produce insights that will assist our clients including but not limited to:
• quantification and population identification for class actions, criminal, and civil matters
• development of AI-driven solutions for legal issues such as obligations management, wage underpayments, M&A due diligence, and others
• use a range of tools including cloud, on-prem, visualisation, analytics, and programming languages
• build alongside an industry-leading large eDiscovery practice using globally recognised solutions
• Support senior team members in the preparation and presentation of client deliverables in a clear, structured manner.
• Work in cross-functional teams with other FTS team members and lawyers from practice groups across the firm.
• Proactively manage own workload, meet set KPIs and accurately record time spent on tasks.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have some experience with a broad background ideally within data manipulation and analytics. You will have;

• Tertiary qualifications that include relevant components of Information Science, Actuarial, Statistics, Mathematics or equivalent work experience.
• Excellent skills querying data using tools including SQL, Python and/or R, and presenting results through visualisation tools such as Tableau or PowerBI.
• A demonstrated ability to clearly and concisely present data, conclusions, and recommendations that is easily understandable by a variety of audiences.
• Strong focus on accuracy and integrity of data analytics results.
• Strong stakeholder management and project delivery disciplines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and an ability to communicate with impact to both internal and external clients and staff.
• A team player with strong time and project management skills.
• Experience with legal or regulatory or risk issues is a bonus

In addition to this, we’re looking for a resilient, self-starter. Someone who is able to work autonomously and is focused on attention to detail and providing an outstanding service to their clients.

Benefits

• Be part of a growing and energetic team that offers genuine career opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid office and work from home
• Access to the right industry standard tool to conduct your work the way you like to work
• The opportunity to apply your skills in a legal environment with critical matters and learn new perspectives from our legal teams;
• Work with a diverse team skilled in various disciplines
• Generous bonus structure and other perks!

How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details

Carissa Bartels, (02) 9353 4635

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to recruitmentsupport@claytonutz.com.

For more information on Clayton Utz, please visit www.claytonutz.com or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Agency submissions

Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners, hiring managers or other employees – this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.