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Research Analyst
Law Business Research. Build and maintain relationships with General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, Deputy General Counsel, Legal Operations professionals, Innovation leaders, and other legal department stakeholders .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates strong primary and secondary research skills, data analysis, and data management capabilities, with the ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings into actionable insights. Proven experience in building relationships with legal professionals and presenting research findings effectively to executive-level audiences.
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Strong Primary And Secondary Research SkillsData Analysis And Data Management SkillsExperience Conducting Qualitative And Quantitative ResearchExceptional Written Communication SkillsStrong Interpersonal And Networking Skills
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Hard Skills
Data AnalysisData ManagementQualitative ResearchQuantitative ResearchInterviewing SkillsInformation-GatheringCritical ThinkingProblem-SolvingExcel SkillsSurvey Analysis
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsProfessional CuriosityActive ListeningConfidence Interacting With ExecutivesIndependent Thinking
Tools & Technologies
Data Visualization ToolsSurvey Analysis Tools
Industry Keywords
Market ResearchCompetitive IntelligenceIndustry AnalysisLegal OperationsCorporate Research
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Build and maintain relationships with General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, Deputy General Counsel, Legal Operations professionals, Innovation leaders, and other legal department stakeholders
- Conduct in-depth interviews with legal department leaders
- Develop interview guides and discussion frameworks
- Facilitate qualitative research conversations and executive roundtables
- Identify emerging themes, pain points, priorities, and innovation trends
- Capture and organize research findings in structured formats
- Collect, validate, organize, and update information from interviews, surveys, public disclosures, events, and other sources
- Track innovation initiatives across legal operations, technology, AI adoption, talent management, outside counsel strategy, service delivery, and organizational design
- Ensure data quality and consistency across research projects
- Analyze public information including company websites, legal department publications, industry reports, conference presentations, news coverage, and thought leadership materials
- Monitor legal industry developments and emerging business trends
- Validate and contextualize primary research findings through secondary sources
- Synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings
- Identify patterns, correlations, emerging practices, and outlier behaviors
- Develop frameworks explaining market developments and innovation trends
- Translate research findings into actionable business insights
- Produce or contribute to articles, report sections, executive summaries, and analytical commentary
- Support development of proprietary research products and intelligence offerings
- Collaborate with Pacesetter analysts and adjacent teams of analysts, journalists, and data specialists
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree required
- Preferred fields include legal studies, business, economics, social sciences, public policy, market research, data sciences/data analytics, journalism, or related disciplines
- 3-7 years of experience in market research, competitive intelligence, industry analysis, business research, consulting, journalism, corporate research, or professional services research
- Direct experience with a law firm or legal department is preferred but not required
- Strong primary and secondary research skills
- Data analysis and data management skills
- Strong interpersonal and networking skills
- Ability to establish credibility with senior professionals
- Confidence interacting with executive-level audiences
- Experience conducting interviews or stakeholder conversations
- Professional curiosity and active listening skills
- Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research
- Strong interviewing skills
- Experience organizing and managing research data
- Ability to evaluate source credibility and reliability
- Strong information-gathering capabilities
- Ability to identify themes and patterns across multiple sources
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with structured datasets
- Excellent Excel skills
- Familiarity with survey analysis and data visualization tools is a plus
- Exceptional written communication skills
- Ability to produce concise executive-facing content
- Strong presentation development capabilities
- Comfort presenting research findings in writing or in person
- Independent thinker who works well on a team
Benefits
Comp & perks- 15 vacation days, 12 company holidays, three personal days, one day to volunteer at the organization of your choice, plus a day off for your birthday each year
- Choice of three Cigna health insurance plans, two dental plans, and vision coverage
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flex Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Comprehensive wellness program
- Employer paid life insurance
- Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Accident and critical illness insurance
- 401K and Roth retirement savings plans with employer matching
- Employee Referral Awards
- Tuition reimbursement after 1 year of service
- Commuter Benefits