# Associate/Economic Damages and Litigation Support (Risk, Investigations & Analytics practice) [Charles River Associates](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/charles-river-associates.md) · New York · United States · [Financial & Restructuring](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/financial-restructuring.md) Charles River Associates is hiring a Associate/Economic Damages and Litigation Support (Risk, Investigations & Analytics practice) in New York. Posted 2026-09-22; applications close 2026-11-21. **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/charlesriverassociates/jobs/3090349 Posted 3d ago. ## Role details **About Charles River Associates** Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provides clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns. **Position Overview: Risk, Investigations & Analytics Practice** CRA’s Risk, Investigations & Analytics Practice is an integrated global team that combines specialized investigative and forensic accounting capabilities with sophisticated data analytics and extensive subject-matter expertise. We gather intelligence, efficiently respond to crises, and identify and mitigate risks for our clients through all stages of due diligence, investigations, disputes, and litigation. We provide economic and financial advisory services to companies, legal counsel, and tribunals involved in matters relating to intellectual property disputes (such as patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, trademark and copyright infringement), International Trade Commission investigations, and commercial litigation (such as breach of contract, business interruption, tortious interference, and price discrimination). As an Associate, you will work alongside your project team with frequent contact to senior leadership, primarily on intellectual property disputes and commercial litigation matters. Overall responsibilities include assisting with the preparation of expert reports (including report writing and financial modeling), and conducting other tasks and analyses such as company, industry, and market research. Day-to-day responsibilities may include: - Develop appropriate financial, accounting, and economic analyses and damages models to support case theories. - Review and summarize client documents, third-party financial and industry data, expert reports, depositions, complaints, and other legal documents to identify key information and discern relevant patterns. - Assist in writing expert reports and deposition questions. - Conduct industry, market, and competitive research to develop an understanding of the relationships between the parties, the relevant market, and other topics. - Assist in the production and development of research summaries, expert reports, and the presentation of findings. - Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses. - Support senior experts in conducting analyses of various types of data (i.e., macro and microeconomic, corporate financial and operational, market and industry). ## Desired Qualifications - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related analytic discipline. - _Note: This is an immediate opening. Current students should apply to our university postings, which will open in July 2026._ - 1–3 years of relevant work experience in accounting or financial/economic analysis (we are accepting applications from recent graduates and candidates in the workforce). - _Note: Recent graduates or individuals without directly relevant experience may be hired at the Analyst title._ - Solid working knowledge of finance, accounting, and economic theories and methodologies. - Analytic skills, including intermediate or advanced Excel experience. - Experience gathering, standardizing, and analyzing voluminous transactional electronic data. - Effective written and oral communication skills. - Curious and analytic thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems. - An ability to communicate with project managers to facilitate prioritized tasks and execute responsibilities under pressure. ## To Apply To be considered for a position in the United States, we require the following: - **Resume** – please include current address, personal email, and telephone number. - **Cover letter** – please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals. If you are interested in applying for one of our international locations, please visit our Careers site to view and apply for available jobs. ## Career Growth and Benefits - CRA’s robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member. Training begins with research and analysis skill building and continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities. - We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers. ## Work Location Flexibility CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship, and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognize that individuals realize a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently ask that individuals spend 3 to 4 days a week on average working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to a client's location), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team. ## Our Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. ## Salary and Other Compensation A good-faith estimate of the annual base salary range for this position is $92,500 - $100,000. Starting pay within this range may vary based on factors such as education level, experience, skills, geographic location, market conditions, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for additional bonus incentive compensation. CRA offers a comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements, which may include: medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; life and disability insurance; paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays); paid parental leave; wellness programs and employee assistance resources; and commuter benefits. ## Applying to this role This Associate/Economic Damages and Litigation Support (Risk, Investigations & Analytics practice) role at Charles River Associates runs through the firm's own careers portal and expects a CV and cover letter written specifically for the posting, not a portable submission carried across firms. Jorb AI's application agent tailors a CV and cover letter from your background to this posting and tracks the role alongside the rest of your applications. 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