Impact You WillThis role plays an important part in delivering high-quality intellectual property damages analyses in complex dispute matters, managing day-to-day engagements, overseeing financial and economic analyses, and guiding teams to produce accurate, defensible work. In this role, you will collaborate with senior experts, mentor junior professionals, and build trusted client relationships through effective communication and consistent delivery of high-quality work.
What You Will Do- Work with engagement leaders to strategize engagement approaches, develop workplans, manage day-to-day deadlines and assignments, oversee and monitor progress, and report on critical path items and issues.
- Develop and review financial models and damages analyses on patent, copyright, trademark infringement, and trade secret misappropriation matters across diverse industries and technologies.
- Oversee and participate in company, industry, and case-specific research, including technical, economic, accounting, and market research, to support analyses, assumptions, and conclusions.· Analyze financial statements, accounting records, tax returns, license agreements, and other financial documents to identify critical insights across multiple engagements.
- Review, organize, and analyze case documentation, testimony, court filings, and financial records to identify the information that matters for the analysis.
- Draft and review expert report sections, presentations, and graphical exhibits.
- Assist with the management of client relationships, serve as an important point of contact for client communications, and contribute to proposals.
- Help build and expand the team’s use of emerging AI tools to enhance research, analysis, and document workflows while maintaining accuracy and reliability.
What You Will Bring
- 4-year undergraduate degree with a concentration in accounting, economics, and/or finance.
- 4 to 6 years of relevant professional experience in damages quantification, preferably related to intellectual property disputes. Experience in financial analysis, economic consulting, or financial statement auding is also relevant.
- Significant experience assisting with the preparation of expert reports and supporting analyses.
- Experience coordinating workstreams, reviewing analyses, and guiding junior team members. Team management experience.
- Strong analytical and technical skills in finance, economics, and/or accounting, with the ability to critically analyze financial statements, accounting records, tax returns, and other financial documents.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and thoroughness.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly convey ideas.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Openness to and curiosity about thoughtfully integrating AI tools into the engagement
How You Will Thrive
- Approach engagements with intellectual curiosity and rigor, asking thoughtful questions and thinking critically about the data and assumptions behind our analysis.
- Work independently and in a collaborative team environment, sharing ideas openly, welcoming feedback, and considering different perspectives to reach sound conclusions.
- Exercise sound judgment and hold high standards for accurate, defensible work while managing competing priorities and multiple workstreams.
- Embrace changing client-imposed deadlines with flexibility and adaptability in fast-paced environments.
- Grow your skills in a team that actively invests in new technology, including AI tools, to strengthen and streamline how we work.
- Collaborate with colleagues, clients, and engagement leaders while embodying Stout’s core values: Positive and Team-Oriented, Accountable, Committed, Relationship-Focused, Super-Responsive, and Great Communicators.
- Deliver Relentless Excellence® in client service, team collaboration, and professional development through thoughtful analysis, responsiveness, and dependable follow-through.
The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job.
Stout is required by applicable state and local laws to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The range for this role considers several factors including but not limited to prior work and industry experience, education level, and unique skills. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
A reasonable estimate of the current range is $87,000.00 - $195,000.00 Annual. This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan. Information about benefits can be found here - https://www.stout.com/en/careers/benefits.
