Data Analyst - Research Operations

Legal Benchmarking Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Legal Benchmarking Group (LBG) in Chennai is seeking an entry-level Data Analyst to join our Research & Data team. You will assist in data cleaning, validation and loading processes for publisher rankings and global datasets, gaining exposure to our benchmark products and standards.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, strong Excel skills, and basic Python/SQL familiarity. You will contribute to data QA, mapping, and automation initiatives while collaborating with regional teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• 0–1 year of experience in data cleaning, reporting, or analytics (internships count).
• Strong online research and data gathering skills.

Responsibilities

• Support CMS publishing of lawyer & firm rankings and data research.
• Collect, clean, validate, and structure data from multiple sources.
• Perform data QA checks for consistency and reliability.
• Support production workflows including extraction, cleaning, QA, mapping, and upload.
• Work with Excel tools (formulas, pivot tables, lookups) to manage high-volume data.
• Assist with automation using Python or advanced Excel methods when required.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams across regions to ensure smooth data flow.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication and collaboration

Independence and adaptability

Excel proficiency (Pivot Tables, VLOOK

Python (pandas, NumPy) & SQL

Learn new processes/tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics/Statistics/Economics/CS/Engineering

Tools

Excel

Python

SQL

Job description

Legal Benchmarking Group (LBG) is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Entry-Level Data Analyst to join our Chennai-based Research & Data team. This role is ideal for early-career professionals interested in data cleaning, quality assurance, legal and financial research, and structured data operations. The analyst will support lawyer ranking publishing, deal uploading, data entry, survey data cleaning and dataset management across LBG's global products. This position offers strong learning opportunities, cross-team collaboration and exposure to global research standards.

Responsibilities

• Support accurate and timely CMS publishing of lawyer & firm rankings, data collection and data research
• Collect, clean, validate, and structure data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Perform data QA checks to ensure consistency and reliability.
• Support production workflows including extraction, cleaning, QA, mapping, and upload tasks.
• Work with Excel-based tools (formulas, pivot tables, lookups) to manage high-volume datasets.
• Assist with automation initiatives using Python or advanced Excel methods when required.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams across regions to ensure smooth data flow.

Skills & Experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and data hygiene.
• Good communication and collaboration ability.
• Ability to work independently and adapt quickly during peak production periods.
• Proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, functions) and MS Office tools.
• Basic knowledge of Python (pandas, NumPy) & SQL preferred.
• Ability to learn new processes and work on new tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• 0–1 year of experience in data cleaning, reporting, or analytics (internships count).
• Strong online research and data gathering skills.

Competitive salary, commensurate with skills and experience.

About Us:

Legal Benchmarking Group provides law firms with market-leading benchmarking and business intelligence solutions, enabling them to amplify their success and win new business.We are the leading practice-area research and rankings, insights, and awards provider for global law firms. Our focus on Financial & Corporate, Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Tax, provides differentiation and intelligence for practitioners who depend on highly specialised, cross-border, collaboration between law firms and corporate counsel.Our products, and the rigorous research processes that produce them, are deeply embedded within our customers' business development workflows. Legal Benchmarking Group’s global team of researchers assess law firm capabilities using firm submissions, partner interviews, client feedback, and by tracking key talent moves. We focus on firms’ practice area specialism, with an emphasis on novel and innovative approaches to deals and cases that achieve positive outcomes for clients.At Legal Benchmarking Group, we pride ourselves on our PACCE culture – Proactive, Agile, Collaboration, Customer-focused, Entrepreneurial – which enables knowledgeable professionals to do their best work. We strive to foster autonomy, accountability and passion and we are passionate about our brands, products and customers.