Forensic Accounting Summer 2026 Internship – Family Law

J.S. Held • Irvine, CA

8d • $30 - $30

About The Position

We are seeking an Intern to join our Economic Damages & Valuations team. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to apply their finance and accounting knowledge across a variety of different projects. As an Intern on the Economic Damages & Valuations Team, your responsibilities will extend beyond those of traditional interns. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of accounting and finance concepts, but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks. You will be responsible for shadowing members of the company as they perform their duties; assisting with research, filing, data entry, and preparing accurate and complete financial analyses.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field required.
• CPA or CPA Candidate.
• Computer skills required: Accounting Software (e.g. QuickBooks); Development Software; Internet Software; Spreadsheet Software (Excel); Word Processing Software (Word); Electronic Mail Software (Outlook); and Presentation software (PowerPoint).
• Outstanding interpersonal communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Occasionally required to stand.
• Frequently required to walk.
• Continually required to sit.
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Continually required to talk or hear.
• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
• The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: Close vision; Distance vision; Color vision; Peripheral vision; Depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Attends orientation training.
• Conducts tasks assigned by Associate Accountants, including:
• Basic entry of financial statement, tax return, and transactional data into firm templates.
• Basic input financial statement, tax return, and transactional data.
• Basic preparation of document grids related to discovery responses.
• Gathering of documents for use in discovery responses.
• Document management assistance.
• Assistance with engagement tasks.
• Basic research and business valuation assistance.
• Basic report drafting.
• Compiles data for disclosure statements in divorce matters.
• Preparation of data for demonstrative tables, charts, and graphs.
• Document organization.
• Attends internal training events.

Benefits

• J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility.
• We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.
• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern