EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
FTI Consulting, Inc. on Form S-8, pertaining to the FTI Consulting, Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, of our report dated February 12, 2003,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of FTI
Consulting, Inc. and subsidiaries included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
May 27, 2003