University Intern, Disputes & Economics

Ankura; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Ankura is offering a hybrid internship in the Disputes & Economics group in Los Angeles. You will work on projects analyzing monetary amounts in diverse cases, validate data, and build models. The role emphasizes rigorous analysis, teamwork, and client-ready reporting.

This internship seeks third-year undergraduates with strong academics, advanced Excel skills, and clear written and verbal communication. Authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Qualifications

• Third year undergraduate students graduating between December 2027 and August 2028, analytical major preferred.
• GPA 3.3+ highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and strong research/analytical skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Initiative, adaptability, creative problem‑solving, teamwork, and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Developing and performing financial, accounting, economic, and statistical analyses.
• Loading and validating client data into structured formats.
• Developing models using data analysis tools and programs.
• Performing detailed spreadsheet analyses and supporting data gathering.

Skills

Analytical

Research skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team player

Education

Undergraduate student (third year)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. This position supports the Ankura Disputes & Economics Business Group - one of five practices focused on client delivery services across the Firm.

Practice Overview

The Disputes & Economics group provides expert data analysis services to businesses and attorneys. Our clients utilize our expertise to help them navigate complex financial, accounting, and economic questions that arise in high stakes business situations such as litigation or other contentious matters. Our work product is used to help decide major questions, often gets used in court, even on issues that make the front‑page news. The topics we cover are broad!

Role Overview

Interns, working as part of a project team, perform critical, value‑adding work that can directly impact a client’s bottom line. Some example projects you could be involved in include: analyzing the amount of money owed in consumers class action cases, labor and employment lawsuits, and healthcare matters. We also provide consulting on complex forensic accounting investigations in cases involving fraud or even business mergers.

Responsibilities

• Developing and performing financial, accounting, economic, and statistical analyses
• Loading and validating data received from clients into structured data formats
• Developing models using data analysis tools and programs
• Performing detailed and complex spreadsheet analyses
• Supporting with data gathering activities including document review, research, and quality control of data entry activities
• Preparation of client reports and exhibits

Requirements

• Third year undergraduate students graduating between December 2027 and August 2028 with a preference for candidates majoring in an analytical course of study.
• Solid academic performance in their course of study with a GPA of 3.3+ highly preferred.
• A working knowledge of MS Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and strong research and analytical skills.
• Solid oral and written communication skills.
• Initiative, adaptability, creative problem-solving skills, supportive and cooperative on a team, enthusiastic and self‑motivated, and sensitive to tight deadlines – willingness to work overtime when needed.

This is a hybrid position based in LA with an expectation of coming into the office 2‑3 days per week. Please note that this role requires permanent authorization to work in the U.S. (i.e. U.S. citizen or permanent resident). Internships and full‑time University Associate roles are not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship, work visa or any other temporary work authorization (i.e. OPT, CPT).

Ankura is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. A reasonable estimate of the current payrate for this internship is: $34/hr.

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Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers services and end‑to‑end solutions to help clients at critical inflection points related to conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation. The Ankura team consists of more than 2000 professionals serving 3,000+ clients across 55 countries who are leaders in their respective fields and areas of expertise.

Collaborative Lateral Thinking That Delivers, hard‑earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results and Ankura is unrivalled in its ability to assist clients to Protect, Create, and Recover Value.

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