Legal Investigative Analyst

Beacon Hill; New York (NY); Remote; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group is seeking a full-time Legal Investigative Analyst to support complex investigations involving potential corporate misconduct. You’ll conduct OSINT, public records, and database research to identify individuals and develop background information for legal teams.

The role requires 1–2 years of experience in legal investigations, strong research and analytical skills, and proficiency with Word and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1-2 years of professional experience in legal investigations, legal research, or analysis.
• Strong research, analytical, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to learn new software, databases, and digital research tools.
• Strong attention to detail when compiling and validating information from multiple sources.
• Ability to recognize connections among disparate information.
• Strong organizational, time-management, multitasking, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills including sorting, filtering, formatting, basic formulas, and organizing large datasets.
• Ability to structure, standardize, clean, and deduplicate spreadsheet data.
• Working knowledge of generative AI tools and responsible practices for using AI in research and everyday workflows.

Responsibilities

• Conduct OSINT, public-record, social-media, and database research to identify individuals and background information.
• Locate potential witnesses and research professional histories, affiliations, contact information, and other details.
• Build, organize, clean, and maintain large datasets of potential contacts and research subjects.
• Use digital research tools and technology to identify connections and develop actionable intelligence.
• Analyze information from multiple sources and identify meaningful relationships, inconsistencies, or patterns.
• Summarize findings clearly and accurately for investigative and legal teams.
• Verify information across sources and maintain a high degree of accuracy in research and data collection.
• Use generative AI and other technology responsibly to support research, information gathering, summarization, and repetitive workflows.

Skills

Research

Analytics

Attention to detail

Time management

Multitasking

Written communication

Independent work

Collaboration

Learning new software

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

CRM software

Generative AI tools

Job description

A law firm is seeking a full-time Legal Investigative Analyst to support complex investigations involving potential corporate misconduct. The analyst will conduct open-source and database research, identify and locate potential witnesses, perform background research, and synthesize information from multiple sources.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct open-source intelligence (OSINT), public-record, social-media, and database research to identify individuals and develop relevant background information.
• Locate potential witnesses and research professional histories, affiliations, contact information, and other relevant details.
• Build, organize, clean, and maintain large datasets of potential contacts and research subjects.
• Use digital research tools and technology to identify connections and develop actionable intelligence.
• Analyze information from multiple sources and identify meaningful relationships, inconsistencies, or patterns.
• Summarize findings clearly and accurately for investigative and legal teams.
• Verify information across sources and maintain a high degree of accuracy in research and data collection.
• Use generative AI and other technology responsibly to support research, information gathering, summarization, and repetitive workflows.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required
• 1-2 years of professional experience, ideally involving legal investigations, legal research, or analysis.
• Strong research, analytical, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to learn and effectively use new software, databases, and digital research tools.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when compiling and validating information from multiple sources.
• Ability to recognize connections among disparate pieces of information.
• Strong organizational, time-management, multitasking, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including sorting, filtering, formatting, basic formulas, and organizing large datasets.
• Ability to structure, standardize, clean, and deduplicate spreadsheet data.
• Working knowledge of generative AI tools and responsible practices for using AI in research and everyday workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience researching individuals through online databases, public records, professional networking resources, or comparable research tools.
• Experience using people-search, business intelligence, or professional contact databases.
• Experience preparing or importing information into CRM or contact-management systems.

Employment Details

• Full-time, non-exempt position.
• Remote work arrangement.
• Overtime may occasionally be required based on business needs.
• Salary range: $55,000-$65,000, with eligibility for an annual merit-based bonus.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an employee assistance program, a 401(k) plan, and additional benefits.

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Company Profile:

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.

Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you.

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