Competitive Intelligence Analyst - Boston

Dechert LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dechert LLP in Boston is seeking a Competitive Intelligence Analyst to research and deliver reports on current and prospective clients, industries, and regions. The CI Analyst will use databases to collect data, synthesize insights, and inform legal and business development strategies.

Minimum five years in a research-focused role, preferably in a law firm; Bachelor's degree required, MBA/JD/MS LIS preferred.

Qualifications

• Five years in a research-focused role, preferably in a law firm.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Experience in litigation, competitive intelligence, and financial data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth research on companies, industries, and competitors.
• Analyze large data sets and synthesize actionable insights.
• Support client meetings, pitches, and RFPs with intelligence.
• Track trends to inform business development strategies.
• Produce tailored reports using various databases.
• Interact effectively with colleagues at all levels.

Skills

Legal research

Business development

Writing skills

Communication

Internet research

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Data synthesis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

LexisNexis

Factiva

Capital IQ

Bloomberg Law

Pitchbook

Mergermarket

ALM Research Online

Job description

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Position(s) I am Applying for

Competitive Intelligence Analyst - Boston

The Competitive Intelligence (CI) Analyst is responsible for the research, preparation, and delivery of reports for current and prospective clients, industries, and geographic regions. Reports are bespoke to the requestor and include in-depth analysis of legal and financial data to create actionable intelligence. The CI Analyst will use a wide variety of databases and resources to collect organizational, legal, financial, and forward looking information. The CI Analyst must be able to interact effectively at all levels of the Firm.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Conduct in-depth research and analysis of companies, industries, technologies, and competitors to uncover key, actionable information and insights in support of client meetings, pitches and RFPs, as well as practice and business development projects.
• Ability to identify, analyze and synthesize large amounts of data, including deal and financial, into recommendations that inform strategic business decisions
• Provide meaningful recommendations to help inform litigation and transactional business development and marketing strategy.
• Identify and monitor trends to aid business development for both transactional and litigation clients, as well as cross-disciplinary industry groups.
• Monitor various news/intelligence sources for business development and market visibility opportunities.
• Enhance custom formats for delivering business information requests.
• Additional duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Well-developed understanding of and experience in a law firm role providing research and company information to be used in legal and business development activities.
• Ability to multi-task, judge priorities, meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Excellent writing and editing skills necessary.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to build effective internal and external client relationships.
• Knowledge and experience conducting Internet-based research using tools such as Lexis/Nexis, Factiva, Capital IQ, ALM Research Online, Pitchbook, Mergermarket, Bloomberg Law, and others is very important.
• Strong technology skills in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat necessary.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, JD, or MS LIS preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years experience in a research-focused role, in a law firm preferred, including experience researching and offering analysis of litigation, competitive intelligence, company/industry information, and financial data.
• Knowledge of the legal services industry required; marketing/business development experience preferred.

At the time of this posting, the salary range for this position in New York, Boston and Washington, D.C . is between $100,000.00 – $150,000.00 annually. Actual compensation is commensurate with job related knowledge, skills, experience, and location of the position.