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 an 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.

• Support 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), other sensitive data types.
• Assist with and learn to manage and administer review databases, including data loading, workspace configuration, user management, and reporting.
• Perform quality control procedures to ensure the accuracy of deliverables.
• Assist in the preparation of client-facing updates and reports.
• Collaborate 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.

• 1-3 years of experience in eDiscovery, cyber incident response, digital forensics, data privacy, investigations, or a related field.
• Experience with Relativity’s core review features; certifications are a plus but not required.
• Familiarity with quality control procedures and managing document production workflows.
• Experience processing data using tools such as Nuix, Relativity, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with 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.
• Curiosity and desire to learn about privacy regulations and data protection concepts.
• Exceptional organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, client-service environment.
• Willingness to travel occasionally, as required (minimal travel expected).

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• CRA’s robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member. Beginning with research and analysis skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.
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