Analyst Intern (Labor & Employment practice) - Winter/Spring 2027

Charles River Associates - Private; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Social events

Professional development

Job summary

Charles River Associates seeks an Analyst Intern for its Labor and Employment Practice to support live client projects with research and data analysis. You’ll use Stata or SAS, learn economic analyses, and contribute to research summaries, reports, and presentations.

This is a semester-long, in-person internship in Tallahassee, FL or College Station, TX with 20–25 hours per week from January 2027 to May 2027.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have a quantitative research focus and ability to explain economic/financial concepts.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with initiative and leadership.
• Demonstrated teamwork, attention to detail and time management.
• Clear interest in consulting with relevant coursework or activities.

Responsibilities

• Support economic and industry research for client cases.
• Perform financial and economic analyses and build valuation models.
• Program and run models; conduct regression analyses with Stata or SAS.
• Develop familiarity with data sources that inform analyses.
• Conduct interview-based research and assist in reports and findings.
• Review analyst reports and client documents; contribute to summaries.

Skills

Quantitative research

Economic concepts

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Time management

Attention to detail

Initiative

Interest in consulting

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree (non-MBA)

Tools

Stata

SAS

Job description

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 provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

Learn more about our work by reviewing our Services and Industries on our website.

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 clients, which include preeminent law firms, Fortune 500companies, and government agencies, come to us for their technical skills, rigorous analysis, and expert insight they need 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.

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. Along the way, you’ll benefit from professional development and wellness support programs, social events and a collegial work environment. Successful interns will be offered a full-time position following graduation.

During the Analyst Internship program, you may work on many aspects of a project:

• 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.

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.

Desired 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.

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.

Our Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.