Jury Consultant / Courtroom Technology and Persuasion Specialist

Liberty Mutual Insurance

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is primarily remote. Candidates who live within 50 miles of Boston, MA; Portsmouth, NH; Seattle, WA; Indianapolis, IN; Columbus, OH; or Plano, TX will follow a hybrid schedule, coming into the office two days per week. Staff Legal has recently added a new strategic unit, Litigation Tactics, Analysis, and Methods (LTAM). This position addresses litigation and will assist in ensuring better litigation outcomes, keeping abreast of litigation tactics and techniques, assisting in trial preparation including jury selection, case theme; jury consulting. The position will also work with both Staff Legal and the Strategic Counsel and Litigation Management Group. The position will allow for more effective and persuasive litigation, though jury consulting, courtroom presentation and tactics. The position will also serve as a subject matter expert in preparing trainings for Staff Legal.

Requirements

Background in psychology/behavioral science or law preferred.
Experience in jury consulting supporting trial teams and trial presentation
Experience running mock trials and focus groups; comfort synthesizing qualitative and quantitative research into clear guidance for counsel.
Working knowledge of juror behavior, attitudes, and biases; ability to design research that informs selection strategies and case narratives.
Collaborative, calm under pressure, and meticulous about logistics and reliability on trial day.
Displays strong communication, organizational, analytical, critical thinking, and team building skills.
Advanced presentation, influencing, project management, and relationship management skills.
Competencies typically acquired through a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Advanced degree preferred; minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
Travel may be required for certain cases.

Responsibilities

Manages projects that are non-cyclical and varied, all involving litigation and particularly, jury consulting:
Perform juror analytics and data-driven jury selection support and design and conduct research to evaluate juror behavior, attitudes, and biases.
Inform jury selection strategy
Develop juror profiles and analytics to support jury selection and trial strategies.
Design and run mock trials, focus groups and community attitude surveys to test themes
Impact results with increased persuasion effectiveness, reduce trial-day risk.
Collaborate with trial teams on narratives and strategy and craft dynamic presentations that highlight key arguments and evidence
Support high-stakes trials across practices; providing both tactical and technical suggestions and advice
Develop effective trainings for Staff Legal litigators
May assist in creating persuasive trial exhibits, graphics, 3D/medical animations and demonstrative evidence