Analyst Intern (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. 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.

Position Overview

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 Analyst Internship program mirrors the analyst experience to give you an understanding of our business and experience project work at Charles River Associates. Throughout the semester-long program, Analyst Interns work alongside senior colleagues to deliver live client consulting projects within the practice area.

Note: This will be an in-person internship located in Tallahassee, FL or College Station, TX. Expected hours are 20-25 hours per week, Monday - Friday, between 8 AM - 5 PM from early-January 2027 until early-May 2027.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct economic and industry research to build an understanding of a case’s issues.
• Perform financial and economic analyses or create valuation models to support case theories.
• Program, build models, and perform regression analyses using languages such as Stata or SAS.
• Develop familiarity with data sources that serve as input to your analyses.
• Conduct interview-based research on behalf of commercial clients, government entities, and industry associations.
• Review and summarize analyst reports, client documents, and industry trade press.
• Assist in the production and development of research summaries, expert reports, and findings presentations.
• Ensure reliability of analysis through quality control review.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s (non-MBA) degree candidates graduating Summer/Fall 2027 with an academic focus on quantitative research (Economics, Business, Finance, Financial Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or related).
• Understanding of, and ability to explain, economic, financial, and/or accounting concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods.
• Curiosity and analytic thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities.
• Excellent time management and task prioritization skills.
• Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events.

To Apply

To be considered for the Winter/Spring 2027 Analyst Internship program, we require:

• 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. Also, please note if you have interest in a particular practice and/or a location preference.
• Transcript – may be unofficial.
• 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.

Note: You must be graduating from a bachelor's or master's degree program for this role. If you are graduating from an MBA/PhD program or have work experience, please visit our Careers site to see current open roles.