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About the Role

Protiviti is seeking a Legal Senior Consultant to join our Investigations, Litigation, and Forensic Services team. In this role, you will lead workstreams within fraud, investigations, regulatory enforcement, e-discovery, and forensic matters from planning through delivery. You will coordinate timelines, gather evidence, analyze financial and electronic information, and communicate findings to clients and leadership, while also developing junior team members.

Responsibilities

Lead defined workstreams within fraud, investigations, or regulatory enforcement matters from planning through delivery under engagement leadership.
Manage client-service workstream activities, timelines, and deliverables across one or more investigations.
Conduct fact-finding, evidence gathering, interviews, and financial transaction review to identify potentially irregular activity.
Apply forensic accounting, data analytics, e-discovery methods, and digital tools to support case development and analysis.
Review records, reports, communications, and documentation to trace funds, test patterns, and connect key findings.
Support compliance risk assessments and reviews of regulatory requirements in complex environments.
Help develop investigative approaches for matters involving corporate governance, financial records, cybersecurity concerns, or potential misconduct.
Analyze data to identify and investigate discrepancies and perform follow-the-money procedures.
Prepare chronologies, workpapers, reports, exhibits, and client-ready presentations.
Coach Consultants and Interns, review work products, and build skills across investigative methods and technical analysis.
Communicate findings clearly to client stakeholders, counsel, and internal leadership in written and oral formats.
Monitor assigned scope, budget, progress, risks, and dependencies while adapting to changing case requirements.
Work effectively with internal and external counsel, forensic accountants, technology professionals, and other consultants.
Evaluate, summarize, organize, and interpret complex information.

Requirements

Motivated to learn and interested in fraud, investigations, regulatory enforcement, forensic accounting, e-discovery, and litigation support.
Ability to structure investigative work, identify key questions, and adapt as facts and case requirements evolve.
Ability to analyze information coherently and critically, distinguishing facts, assumptions, and preliminary conclusions.
Comfortable working with financial records, electronic evidence, transactional data, and complex documentation.
Passion for building relationships with clients and providing exceptional client experiences.
Inherent interest in project planning, workstream management, and team leadership.
Ability to communicate investigative findings clearly and objectively in written and oral formats.
Ability to contribute to a positive team culture and create development opportunities for junior team members.
Close attention to scope, progress, risks, deadlines, and deliverable quality.
Interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.
Three to five years of relevant experience in forensic accounting, investigations, fraud review, regulatory matters, e-discovery, litigation support, compliance, or related professional services.
Experience owning substantial portions of investigative or forensic workstreams with appropriate oversight from engagement leadership.
Demonstrated experience with project planning, execution, deliverable tracking, and monitoring of assigned budgets or workstream economics.
Experience applying data analytics, evidence-gathering methods, and digital tools in investigative casework.
Demonstrated ability to review junior team members’ work and provide practical coaching.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to distill complex information into clear, supportable findings.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting findings to clients or senior stakeholders.
Prior consulting, accounting, legal, regulatory, or professional-services experience preferred.

Skills

Fraud
Investigations
Regulatory enforcement
Forensic accounting
E-discovery
Litigation support
Financial records analysis
Electronic evidence analysis
Transactional data analysis
Project planning
Workstream management
Team leadership
Data analytics
Evidence-gathering methods
Digital tools
Client relationship building
Written communication
Oral communication
Presentation skills

Location

Houston, TX
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Miami, FL
Tampa, FL

Work Type

Hybrid
Onsite
Remote
In-person
Client site travel

Experience Level

Senior Consultant
Three to five years of relevant experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree required
Accounting
Analytics or Data Science
Business Administration or Management
Computer Science or Information Systems
Cybersecurity
Economics
Engineering
Finance
Criminal Justice
CPA preferred
CFE preferred
CFF preferred
ACEDS preferred
Relativity preferred

Salary/Compensations

$88,000.00 - $132,000.00
$96,800.00 - $145,200.00 (Total Cash Range)

Benefits

Annual bonus plan with 10% target opportunity
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
FSA healthcare accounts
HSA healthcare accounts
Life insurance
Accident insurance
Adoption assistance
Fertility assistance
Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with employer match
Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (up to 20 days for new hires)
11 paid holidays

About the Company

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.
Protiviti hires curious individuals for whom learning is a passion.
Protiviti's mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.
Protiviti champions leaders who live values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success.
Protiviti's vision is to be the most trusted global consulting firm.
Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in West Virginia and Alaska.
Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.

Equal Opportunity

Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran
Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities.
For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.