Intern, Economics (Summer 2027)
Secretariat
Washington, DCFresher1h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- PythonRExcelStatisticsMicrosoft Office
- Work
- On-site in Washington · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Excel54%Python25%Statistics21%R1%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Oct 30, 2026 · still open
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About Our Economics Team
Secretariat’s Economics team helps clients understand the numbers behind major business and legal questions. Our casework includes analyzing the impact of mergers on competition, estimating company losses in disputes due to patent infringement or stolen trade secrets, determining employee fair compensation, and studying the effect of market rules and regulations on businesses. Much of our work supports complex litigation, regulatory investigations, and business disputes.
Key Responsibilities
- Dive into real-world data to uncover what is happening in companies, markets, and industries.
- Support quantitative analysis, including gathering, processing, and analyzing data.
- Conduct qualitative market and industry research.
- Explore business issues by researching companies, competitors, and industries.
- Turn numbers, research, and analysis into insights that clients and legal teams can act on.
- Create clear visuals and presentations that bring complex ideas to life.
- Build hands-on experience with tools like Excel, R, Stata, or Python.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, mathematics, statistics, data science or a related field.
- Expected graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028.
- Minimum GPA of 3.5.
- Comfortable using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with Stata, Python, or R.
- Enjoys solving problems, thinking logically, and using analysis to support recommendations.
- Experience working with data through coursework, projects, research, internships, or other hands-on activities.
- Brings curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to learn new tools, topics, and ways of thinking.
- Pays close attention to details, stays organized, and takes pride in producing high-quality work.
- Works well independently while also enjoying collaboration with teammates, mentors, and project leaders.
- Communicates clearly in writing and conversation, especially when explaining research, data, or ideas.
- Is authorized to work in the U.S. without needing sponsorship now or in the future.