University Intern, Disputes & Economics - Valuation & Transaction Advisory
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Why are you interested in valuation and disputes work?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the practice and have a genuine reason for wanting this internship.
Tell me about a financial model or analysis you built for a class or club.
What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on modeling experience, which group learning projects will build on.
Tell me about a time you gave a presentation. How did you prepare?
What they are checking: Whether they can communicate orally, which the internship explicitly develops and evaluates.
How do you make sure your numbers are right before sharing them?
What they are checking: Whether they have habits for accuracy, which matter when work supports major disputes.
Tell me about a time you got critical feedback. What did you do with it?
What they are checking: Whether they are coachable, since interns are judged on growth over the summer.
What would you do
You get a task with very little instruction. How do you figure out what to do?
What they are checking: Whether they can handle blank-slate work by structuring the problem and asking smart questions.
You finish your assignment early. What do you do next?
What they are checking: Whether they show initiative by asking for more work or helping teammates.
About the work
Can you walk me through the three financial statements and how they link?
What they are checking: Whether they have the core accounting knowledge the work builds on.
What is a discounted cash flow analysis, in your own words?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the time value of money concept that valuation depends on.
If two people valued the same company and got very different answers, what would you look at first?
What they are checking: Whether they think critically about assumptions, the core of valuation disputes.
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