Defend the Work. Shape What Comes Next.
Ascendient has spent 30 years building a reputation as the nation’s premier Certificate of Need consulting firm. When a competitor contests an application and the case goes before an administrative law judge, the testimony that follows must be analytically airtight, strategically defensible, and delivered by someone who has been on that stand before.
We are hiring a Litigation Lead to own that challenge. This is a rare, high-impact specialist role for someone who has been formally qualified as an expert witness in administrative law hearings, withstood cross-examination, and wants to be the person our clients rely on when the stakes are highest.
About Ascendient
Ascendient partners with hospitals and healthcare organizations on high-stakes regulatory and strategic work, including:
Litigation is the highest-stakes, highest-value work the firm does. It demands deep subject matter expertise, composure under adversarial pressure, and the ability to defend a position — analytically and strategically — when opposing counsel comes hard.
The Role
You will lead CON litigation engagements as the firm’s expert witness, working directly with client attorneys to build case strategy, develop the evidence, and testify in contested case proceedings before administrative law judges. You are the firm’s litigation anchor who shapes how Ascendient competes in a hearing room and who helps build the practice for the long term.
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What You Bring
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Who Thrives Here
You are:
Compensation and Structure