Research & Knowledge Specialist

Overview

Make an impact at Analysis Group (AG), where we provide our clients with thoughtful, pragmatic solutions to their most challenging business and litigation problems. AG is one of the largest private economics consulting firms, with more than 1,200 professionals across 14 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since 1981, we have provided expertise in economics, finance, health care analytics, and strategy to top law firms, Fortune Global 500 companies, and government agencies worldwide. Our internal experts, together with our network of affiliated experts from academia, industry, and government, offer our clients exceptional breadth and depth of expertise. The Research & Knowledge Specialist works closely the Marketing & Business Development’s team of research professionals to provide a high level of support for the firm's legal and business research function. This role uses a variety of internal and external databases to research expert witnesses for their reports, testimony, and related filings, identify potential experts for the firm’s engagements, retrieve court filings and articles, and search and prepare summaries of news on legal issues. This position requires intellectual curiosity; creativity; the tenacity to track down needed information; the capacity to filter large amounts of data; and the ability to problem-solve with the highest level of attention to detail and accuracy. The Research Specialist should be equally effective collaborating with colleagues and working on self-directed projects.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provides high quality, thoughtful marketing and business development-related research using internal and external research tools including CourtLink, Law360, Bloomberg Law, LexisNexis, and Factiva.
• Researches and summarizes information on experts and legal matters.
• Utilizes internal resources to retrieve and capture information on experts.
• Using our online databases and news sources, produces company/individual dossiers, industry/practice-specific profiles, legal trends summaries, and competitor insights in support of business development initiatives.
• Collaborates on various marketing-related efforts, including providing research support for events and speaking engagements and coordinating with colleagues across the team and throughout the firm.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Three to five years of professional experience. Prior business or legal research experience is preferred.
• Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) is a plus.
• The ideal candidate will have experience in the legal or professional services industry.
• Must have an interest in legal issues and in the current litigation environment.
• Proficient in searching online research databases; prior experience with LexisNexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, or other online legal databases preferred.
• Must have solid analytical and critical reasoning skills.
• Must be able to organize, plan and work on multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize work, meet deadlines, and be flexible in responding to shifting demands.
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and problem-solving ability are critical.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Must exhibit a desire to learn, participate and take ownership of workload.
• To the extent permitted by applicable law, eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or restriction, now and in the future.

Application: Please note, all applications require both a resume and cover letter in order to be considered complete. 

Analysis Group embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a deep and meaningful way. We are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We provide equal access and opportunities regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical ability or disability, medical condition, genetic information, citizenship status, socioeconomic status, veteran and military status, or membership in any other class protected under applicable law. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.

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