Summer Intern | Competition Practice | London

Compass Lexecon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Interesting projects

International team

Diverse projects

Top clients

Job summary

Compass Lexecon in the United Kingdom is offering an internship position for students and graduates in economics. You will work closely with senior staff on a range of cases, applying economic theory and empirical analysis to real client issues from day one.

Interns typically join for 8 to 12 weeks, with applications for a Summer 2027 start closing 29 January 2027. The role develops analytical rigour, reporting skills, and exposure to major law firms and government bodies.

Qualifications

• Currently undertaking or recently completed Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in economics, ideally with a focus on microeconomics, industrial organisation and/or econometrics
• Highly analytical
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Stata and Excel skills desirable

Responsibilities

• Analysing qualitative and quantitative client data to understand competition in their industry
• Reviewing literature and contributing to discussions about theoretical and empirical approach
• Conducting empirical analysis using Excel and Stata
• Drafting reports summarising analysis
• Participating in client meetings and conference calls

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Economics degree (Bachelor/Master/PhD)

Tools

Stata

Excel

Job description

Who We Are

We are one of the worlds leading economic consulting firms. We strive to recruit and develop talented people to work together to produce meaningful economic analysis of exceptional quality, and to create a positive impact on our clients and society.

About The Role

We pride ourselves on providing Interns with an opportunity to make a significant impact from day one. As an Intern you will gain extensive hands-on experience of working at an economic consultancy. You will contribute to cases in a variety of ways, working closely with senior staff to understand the issues that face the client, relating those issues to relevant economic theory, and supporting the analysis with solid and persuasive empirical evidence.

Interns typically join us for 8 to 12 weeks during, in-between, or shortly after completing their economics degree(s). Please indicate in your cover letter when you would be available to start your internship.

For those applying whilst completing their Bachelor's degree, please note that our Intern candidates are usually hired in their final year. We would consider only exceptional second-year students. If you are in your second year and unsuccessful in your application, we would encourage you to apply again next year.

Applications for a Summer 2027 start close on 29th January 2027.

Key Responsibilities

• Analysing qualitative and quantitative client data to better understand how competition works in their industry
• Reviewing literature and contributing to discussions about the theoretical and empirical approach
• Conducting empirical analysis using Excel and Stata
• Drafting reports summarising analysis
• Participating in client meetings and conference calls

Skills/profile Sought

• Currently undertaking or recently completed Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in economics, ideally with a focus on microeconomics, industrial organisation and/or econometrics
• Highly analytical
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Stata and Excel skills desirable

Benefits Of Working At Compass Lexecon

• Competitive salary and benefits
• A wide variety of interesting and challenging projects
• An international team with a broad range of backgrounds and experience
• A blend of professional and academic environments
• The opportunity to work with top law firms, corporations, government bodies and academics
• A steep learning curve, coupled with a supportive and collaborative team
• The opportunity to contribute from day one

What does our interview process look like?

Our interview process for Interns includes one 60-minute interview with both motivational and technical questions. All interviews are currently being conducted virtually.

Compass Lexecon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analysing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.