Associate, Secretariat Economists - Washington, United States - Secretariat LLC

Secretariat LLC

Verified Company

Washington, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Job Description:
Secretariat Economists (SE), a leading economic consulting firm, has open Associate positions commencing immediately in its Washington, DC office. There are multiple positions available, including one for which fluency in Mandarin is a plus. SE Associate is a two-year position. Afterward, Associates are occasionally offered one-year Senior Associate positions depending on SE's case needs and Associates' skills.

SE Associates have the opportunity to work directly with Ph.
D.

economists from top universities on a variety of high-profile cases concerning antitrust litigation, mergers and acquisitions, government regulation of the private sector, general commercial litigation, and employment work.

Recent firm projects include examining the antitrust implications of the vertical integration of health insurers and healthcare providers, determining potential competitive effects of mergers between utility companies, evaluating class certification issues in consumer goods litigation, assessing damages in contract disputes, designing an incentive structure to promote use of renewable energy sources, designing a bidding strategy for participation in an electromagnetic spectrum auction, and assessing the importance of copyright industries (music, motion pictures, publishing, software, etc.) to the U.S.

economy.

Associates gain broad industry exposure and marketable skills in case management, data analysis, and research through responsibilities such as those detailed below:

Case Management

Act as a lead Associate on one to five cases at a time
Manage teams of Associates
Organize case research and data analysis
Work closely with economists on a regular basis

Data Analysis

Work with complex databases and raw client data in Stata, R, SAS, and other programs
Utilize tools such as Microsoft Excel and ArcGIS for graphical and statistical analysis
Analyze industry participants and characteristics affecting market competition
Calculate cost and damages estimates

Research