Jury Consultant

Description

About Us:

Magna Legal Services provides end-to-end legal support services to law firms, corporations, and governmental agencies throughout the nation. As an end-to-end service provider, we can provide strategic advantages to our clients by offering legal support services at every stage of their legal proceedings.

Job Title: Jury Consultant

Description:

Perform all tasks associated with jury related litigation consulting.  Such as: mock trials/focus group moderation, online jury research, shadow juries, jury selection, community attitude surveys, witness prep, voir dire, demographic profiling, reporting and other related litigation consulting services. 

Client Facing Skills and Leadership

Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills.  Work collaboratively with research team and clients.   Work hand in hand with sales team to close deals for jury consulting related projects.  Take ownership of projects from intake to delivery.   

Jury Consultant Skills

Jury consultants have an understanding of reliable research methods and possess a keen insight into human behavior, motivation, and decision-making heuristics. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, as well as exceptional writing, speaking and presentation skills, are essential.  Performing research and confident consulting, such as making strategic recommendations to clients, are integral skills for the role.  Candidates should have exceptional abilities in qualitative and quantitative analysis and bring the full scope of their professional experience as primary tools of the trade.   Knowledge of social science research methodology is key.

Pretrial Duties

Mock trials/focus group moderation, online jury research, community attitude surveys, witness prep, voir dire, demographic profiling, reporting, etc.

Trial Duties

Shadow juries, jury selection, juror social media/public records research, trial monitoring, strategic consulting, visual communication consulting, etc.

Educational and experience

Graduate degree (Ph.D. and/or Master’s) in psychology or related field (i.e., neuroscience, communication, etc.) and/or J.D.  is preferred. Applicants interested in a senior-level consultant position should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the field. 

Although a law degree isn't required, a jury consultant should at least possess a firm understanding of the civil legal process, procedures, and terminology. Client development skills are also helpful.

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office Suite, Analytical software (such as SPSS), general understanding of presentation technology.

Compensation: Total compensation packages start at $110,000 and increase based on each applicant’s level of experience, skillset, desire/aptitude to take on more senior-level consulting engagements, etc. Magna will offer each applicant a total compensation package based on those factors, among others.

An employee’s total compensation package will be based on several factors – Including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs.

Magna Legal Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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