Fall 2027 Economic Consulting Associate

thinkbrg; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

BRG is seeking an Associate to join a team delivering data-driven insights for high-stakes legal, business, and policy matters. You will source and curate large datasets, evaluate market structure, build econometric models, forecast outcomes, and prepare rigorous work products for clients and expert reports.

You will grow through dedicated mentors, training programs, hands-on learning opportunities, and support from accomplished experts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Business, or a related analytical field with expected graduation between Winter 2026 and Summer 2027.
• GPA 3.6 or higher preferred.
• Demonstrated interest in applying analytics to business, legal, regulatory, or policy questions.
• Strong quantitative, research, problem-solving, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, client-service environment.
• Attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to high-quality work.
• Experience with Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL or similar platforms preferred.
• Fluency with AI tools desirable.
• Eligible to submit verification of legal right to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Conduct economic, financial, statistical, and industry research to support client engagements.
• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, test hypotheses, and develop data-driven insights.
• Support damage assessments, asset valuations, market analyses, forecasting, and regulatory or litigation-related evaluations.
• Assist with preparation of expert reports, presentations, exhibits, and other client deliverables.
• Develop practical understanding of industries, markets, legal claims, and business issues relevant to engagements.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Research

Problem solving

Written communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Economics/Statistics/Data Science/Math/Business or related field

Tools

Excel

Stata

R

Python

SQL

Job description

We Do Consulting Differently

BRG provides expert consulting services to clients such as leading law firms, Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. Our economic consultants working on litigation, arbitration and investigations apply economic theory, financial economics, econometrics, statistics, computational methods, data science and industry research to help clients address complex legal, regulatory and operational challenges.

About the Role

As an Associate you will join a team of thinkers and problem-solvers who provide data-driven insights in high-stakes legal, business and policy matters. You will support expert teams by sourcing and curating large and complex datasets, evaluating market structure and conditions, building econometric models, forecasting future outcomes and preparing clear, rigorous work product for clients and expert reports. You will build technical skills and contribute to work that shapes important legal and business outcomes. The firm is committed to helping new hires grow and succeed by providing dedicated mentors, training programs, hands-on learning opportunities, and support from accomplished experts. Our Associate positions are outstanding preparation for Ph.D. programs, business school and law school, and our alumni have gone on to accept placements at top universities around the world.

What You'll Do

• Conduct economic, financial, statistical, and industry research to support client engagements.
• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, test hypotheses, and develop data-driven insights.
• Support damage assessments, asset valuations, market analyses, forecasting exercises, and regulatory or litigation-related evaluations.
• Assist with the preparation of expert reports, presentations, exhibits, and other client deliverables.
• Develop a practical understanding of industries, markets, legal claims, and business issues relevant to each engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Business, or a related analytical field, with an expected graduation date between Winter 2026 and Summer 2027.
• 3.6 GPA or higher preferred.
• Demonstrated interest in applying analytics to business, legal, regulatory, or policy questions.
• Strong quantitative, research, problem-solving, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, client-service environment.
• Attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Experience with statistical, econometric and programming tools such as Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL or similar platforms is preferred.
• Fluency with AI tools is desirable.
• Candidates must be able to submit verification of their legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Our Practice Areas

1. Antitrust & Competition: Experts in our antitrust practice apply learning from industrial organization, econometrics and microeconomic theory to provide testimony to counsel, corporations, and governments in matters involving antitrust litigation and merger reviews. Our experts and academic affiliates have testified in some of the largest and most significant antitrust matters of the past two decades, including antitrust actions involving platforms and multi-sided markets, automobile manufacturers, insurance companies, financial markets (e.g., LIBOR and foreign exchange) and other industries. Our project teams frequently evaluate industry conduct and assess antitrust liability, calculate damages from anticompetitive conduct and build simulation models to understand the impacts of proposed mergers.
2. Construction : We specialize in data analytics, litigation support, claims/dispute analysis, scheduling/logistics management and expert witness testimony within the construction, engineering, and architectural fields. Our team supports clients through budget and payment advisory, loss assessment and valuation, estimations and takeoffs, and insurance and damages claim valuations.
3. Consumer Protection, Product Liability & Environment: Our experts are regularly engaged in matters involving claims of consumer fraud, product liability, false advertising, data privacy and data breach, and alleged violations of environmental and natural resource law. Associates in this area employ techniques from microeconomic theory, econometrics, marketing and environmental and resource economics to address in class certification, liability and damages.
4. Energy & Climate : Renowned for its deep expertise in international energy arbitration and litigation, our team supports major energy comp