Competitive Intelligence Research Associate
Position Summary:
Specializes in high-level research and analysis of companies, industries, markets, and competitors for partners and marketing managers globally involved in client, business, and practice area development. Utilizes appropriate fee based and value added print material, online databases and vetted web resources in the areas of business, industry and other subjects in an accurate, timely, and cost effective manner. Contributes to the firm’s knowledge management initiatives by researching, synthesizing, analyzing, summarizing, and disseminating competitive intelligence into reports, executive summaries, and value-added actionable alerts. Performs other duties required by management.
Position Summary:
Specializes in high-level research and analysis of companies, industries, markets, and competitors for partners and marketing managers globally involved in client, business, and practice area development. Utilizes appropriate fee based and value added print material, online databases and vetted web resources in the areas of business, industry and other subjects in an accurate, timely, and cost effective manner. Contributes to the firm’s knowledge management initiatives by researching, synthesizing, analyzing, summarizing, and disseminating competitive intelligence into reports, executive summaries, and value-added actionable alerts. Performs other duties required by management.
Qualifications:
• M.L.S. or equivalent, with at least 5 years law firm library research experience. • Ability to securely handle confidential and proprietary information relating to the Firm and its clients is required • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral; ability to effectively present findings one-on-one and to groups. • Experience in collecting business and competitive intelligence for a professional services firm • Experience researching across a broad range of industries and international entities, including energy, financial services, intellectual property, investment management, private equity, technology, securities, and consumer products. • Ability to synthesize relevant information needed for high-level and business development decision-making. • Experience creating professional reports using Excel, PowerPoint and Word and publishing content to intranets using portals such as Sharepoint. • Thorough knowledge of professional principles and practices of library science and ability to select and search the best print, online databases, and web resources in order to meet the information needs of the firm in the most cost effective and timely means possible. • Demonstrated ability to work independently within a team environment, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, complete detailed work accurately and with minimal supervision • Strong analytical, problem solving, time management, multitasking, and organizational skills.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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