Analyst Labor & Employment 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 provides clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

CRA’s Labor and Employment Practice provides expertise and support in a wide range of litigation disputes involving employment processes such as compensation, hiring, promotion, termination, and the role of gender, race, ethnicity and age in employment practices. Our clients, which include preeminent law firms, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies, come to us for our technical skills, rigorous analysis, and expert insight to understand all aspects of their employment data.

We also assist employers by conducting proactive studies of employment and contracting practices, monitoring consent decrees and settlement agreements, and designing systems to track employment practices.

Analysts work closely with senior consultants on project teams. Successful candidates have a strong working knowledge of financial, accounting, and economic concepts and a broad range of research and quantitative skills. A typical Analyst would:

• Program, build models, and perform regression and data analysis in statistical analysis programs (either Stata, SAS, or R);
• Review, process, and construct datasets that serve as inputs to these analyses, including company time‑keeping, applicant tracking, performance, and HRIS data;
• Perform labor market research to develop an independent fact base;
• Review and summarize client documents and third‑party research to identify key information;
• Participate in analysis design, report preparation, and the presentation of findings;
• Ensure reliability of analysis through quality control review; and
• Participate in practice development activities (training, recruiting, knowledge management).

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates graduating in Summer 2026 with an academic focus on quantitative research (Economics, Business, Finance, Financial Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field);
  • Recent graduates or individuals without direct relevant experience may also be hired as an Analyst;
• Completion of an honors thesis, research apprenticeship, or research seminar program is highly desired;
• Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to explain, economic, financial and/or accounting concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods;
• Experience programming in statistical analysis programs, particularly Stata, SAS, SQL, R or Python;
• Command of a broad range of research and quantitative analysis skills (including strong Excel skills);
• Curious and analytic thinkers who bring creative approaches to non‑standard problems;
• Effective written and oral communication skills;
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership;
• Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities;
• Excellent time management and task prioritization skills.

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To be considered for this position, please submit the following:

• Resume – please include current address, personal email and telephone number;
• Cover letter – please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals;
• Transcript – may be unofficial version;
• Writing Sample – we prefer a sole‑authored submission from an existing work (class paper, thesis, internship, or work product) that includes your commentary on a quantitative analysis and/or relevant to the field of economics.

• 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…