ET 2027 | Industry Placement, E-Discovery

FTI Consulting, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

FTI Consulting, Inc. seeks a sandwich-year student for a 1-year placement in our London office. The role offers exposure to e-Discovery within the Technology Consulting team, with cross-functional training and client-facing project exposure.

You will be cross-trained in diverse e-Discovery skills, supporting data collection, processing, analysis, and quality control, while collaborating with multiple teams across regions and potentially traveling for projects.

Qualifications

• Must be studying in a sandwich course for a 1-year placement.
• Penultimate year of university with good academic standing.
• Motivation to work in e-Discovery team at FTI Consulting.

Responsibilities

• Witness client and project manager communication to gather requests.
• Plan and execute data collection and evidence gathering on-site in the UK and abroad.
• Use industry-standard software to access, extract and process data from electronic sources.
• Support day-to-day data processing, analysis, quality control, and data conversion tasks.
• Collaborate with consultants, supervisors, and client personnel to meet deadlines.
• Travel as required with minimal notice to support case activities.

Skills

Time management

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Penultimate year university

Job description

Who We Are

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.

At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side‑by‑side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.

Are you ready to make your impact?

About The Role

Our Technology practice helps clients manage the risk and cost of e-Discovery. We collaborate with our clients to deliver strategic solutions tailored to their unique legal requirements – ranging from forensic data collection to building custom solutions and workflows. With a keen focus on the productivity and defensibility of document review, clients rely on our comprehensive portfolio of software and expertise to address projects such as internal investigations and large‑scale litigation with global e‑Discovery requirements. This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of attendance in our London office two – three days per week.

The e‑Discovery team sits within our wider Technology practice, alongside our Digital Forensics, Information Governance and Emerging Data teams. Collaboration across these teams is critical to the success of many of our matters, which require cross‑team collaboration to meet our clients’ expectations. We would expect that successful candidates demonstrate a willingness and capacity to develop skills that are transferable across our teams and support this through a mixture of internal and external training courses, together with on‑the‑job exposure to new areas.

What You’ll Do

This Intern position is a part of FTI’s Technology Consulting team which provides clients with a combination of industry‑leading technology together with award‑winning consulting and services. A successful candidate will be cross‑trained in various e‑Discovery skills and will assist in all phases of e‑Discoveryprojects.

The primary responsibility of this position is to be part of a 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 specialised 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)

How You’ll Grow

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, 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.

What You Will Need to Succeed

Basic Qualifications

• Students must be studying in a sandwich course looking for a 1‑year placement from 6 September 2027 to 25 August 2028
• Students must be in their penultimate year of university
• Achieved 2:1 or above (or equivalent) in first year of university
• A motivation to work in the e‑Discovery team at FTI Consulting

Preferred Skills

• 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

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.