Investigator

About Scott + Scott

Scott+Scott LLP is a nationally recognized law firm with offices in New York, London, San Diego, and Austin. The Firm represents individuals as well as businesses, corporations, public and private pension funds and others who have suffered from corporate fraud and malfeasance. Scott+Scott has participated in recovering billions of dollars and has achieved precedent-setting reforms in corporate governance on behalf of its clients. In addition to being involved in complex shareholder securities and corporate governance actions, Scott+Scott also has a significant national practice in antitrust, ERISA, consumer and civil and human rights litigation. Through its efforts, Scott+Scott promotes corporate social responsibility.

Investigator

The law firm of Scott + Scott LLP is seeking an experienced Investigator to join the firm’s in-house investigation department. The Investigator will work under the direction of attorneys and will gather facts through witness interviews and open-source research, and prepare reports describing investigative findings.

Skills and Key Attributes

• Passionate and motivated individuals with the intellectual curiosity to pursue knowledge in a dynamic professional environment.
• Critical strategic thinking and deductive reasoning.
• Ability to view and assess issues objectively, think through problems by considering various angles, critically evaluate investigative findings, and demonstrate sound judgment in decision making.
• Demonstrated high level of integrity and veracity.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and managerial skills including the ability to, where appropriate, manage the performance of support staff.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced environment, managing multiple cases and deadlines.
• Flexibility to adjust priorities, investigative approach, and objectives as needed.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective collegial working relationships with firm employees and external personnel/organizations.
• Commitment to continued learning and development in the field.

Requirements

Candidates must demonstrate superior skills necessary for analyzing particular case background information, formulating questions necessary to elicit required information from witnesses, making daily telephone calls and posing questions to prospective witnesses, listening for and extracting relevant facts from witnesses, and organizing that information and writing detailed reports.

• Four to eight years of relevant experience in fact gathering through interviews and OSINT.
• Experience with legal and investigative databases (e.g., Westlaw, LexisNexis, TLO, Pacer, Bloomberg Law, Factiva, etc.).
• BS or BA Degree required, Master’s degree a plus.
• Background in research and investigation, litigation, accounting/auditing, and/or investigative journalism helpful, but not required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10169