Consulting Associate​/Cyber Incident Response eDiscovery; Forensic Services practice

About Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

CRA’s Forensic Services practice primary purpose is to support our clients’ commitment to integrity and reliability. Our work involves assisting companies and their counsel in independently responding to allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct and non-compliance. We are foremost in deploying cross-trained teams of forensic professionals to assist our clients in swiftly gaining deeper insights and greater value. Our commitment to our clients is to help them better anticipate and manage challenging events, to ultimately become more resilient.

We are seeking a Consulting Associate to join our Cyber Incident Response & eDiscovery team in Chicago, Boston, Washington, DC, or New York. In this role, you will support high-profile cyber incident response matters, data breach investigations, and complex eDiscovery engagements. Working alongside experienced consultants, attorneys, and clients, you will help identify and analyze potentially impacted information, transforming complex datasets into actionable insights.

Using CRA's eDiscovery technology suite, you will process, organize, analyze, and report on large volumes of structured and unstructured data to support regulatory, legal, and investigative objectives.

The role offers significant opportunities for professional development through formal training, mentorship, and exposure to complex client engagements.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Support and lead work streams related to cyber incident response and data breach investigations involving sensitive data.
• Process, organize, and analyze large datasets using industry-standard eDiscovery and forensic technologies.
• Conduct data analysis and data mining to identify personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), and other sensitive data types.
• Manage and administer review databases, including data loading, workspace configuration, user management, and reporting.
• Conduct quality control procedures to ensure the accuracy of deliverables.
• Prepare client-facing updates and reports.
• Serve as a day-to-day resource for senior consultants by providing support throughout engagements.
• Coordinate with cross-functional project teams to manage competing priorities and meet critical deadlines.
• Contribute to corporate initiatives as needed, such as recruiting, training, business development support, etc.

• 3-5 years of experience in eDiscovery, cyber incident response, digital forensics, data privacy, investigations, or a related field.
• Experience administering Relativity work spaces and utilizing core review, analytics, and reporting features; certifications are a plus.
• Experience managing document production workflows and executing quality control procedures.
• Experience processing data using tools such as Nuix, Relativity, or similar platforms.
• Experience conducting search term analysis and related reporting methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work effectively with large and complex datasets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data reporting.
• Awareness of…