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Berkeley Research Group (BRG) is a global consulting firm that helps its clients, which consist of leading organizations and businesses, advance in three key areas: disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and performance improvement and advisory. We are an integrated group of experts, industry leaders, academics, data scientists, and economists, working beyond borders and disciplines. We harness our collective expertise to deliver the inspired insights and practical strategies our clients need to stay ahead of what's next.

About the Role

The work of a Summer Associate can have quantitative and qualitative aspects, depending on the needs of specific projects and the Summer Associate's skills and interests. Projects range from subject matter research to data collection, to the preparation of economic, statistical, financial, and other forms of analysis. You willbuild technical skillsand contribute to work that shapes important legal and business outcomes.

The Summer Associate program will be approximately 8 weeks long and begin in Summer 2027. We're committed to helping our Summer Associates succeed by providing them with dedicated mentors, training programs, hands-on learning opportunities and support from industry experts. Our Summer Associate program is a pipeline program, and we aim to convert Summer Associates to full-time Associates after graduation, assuming the role is a fit on both ends.

WhatYou'llDo

• Develop a practical understanding of industries, markets, legal claims, and business issues relevant to each engagement by gathering and reviewing information fromour clients and their business, academicliterature, legal documents, specialized industry resources, commercial databases, or other sourcesappropriate forthe unique requirements of a project.

• Identify, collect, develop,maintain, analyzeand review data,qualitative materials, spreadsheetsand other files as dictated by complex project needs.

• Combineprogramming, model building, andstatisticalanalysis skillsusingrelationaldatabase andstatisticalprograms toanalyzea variety ofsubjects with software such asSQL,R, Stata,SAS,Python, or Snowflake.

• Interact with senior staff,experts,and clients toclearlycommunicate questions, findings, economic and business concepts, and recommendations.

• Demonstrate creativity and efficientanalyticalskillsto developnovelsolutionstailoredtounique projects.

• Provide valuable contributions to client deliverables and expert reports.

Qualifications

• Progression towards a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Mathematics, Data Science, Statistics, Accounting, Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration or a related analytical field, with an expected graduation date between Winter 2027 and Summer 2028.

• 3.6 GPA or higher preferred.

• Demonstrated interest in applying analytics to business, financial, legal, regulatory, or policy questions.

• Strong quantitative, research, problem-solving, and written communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, client-service environment.

• Attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to producing high-quality work.

• Experience with statistical, econometric and programming tools such as Excel, Stata, R, Python,SQLor similar platforms is preferred.

• Fluency with AI tools is desirable.

• Candidatesmust be able tosubmitverification of their legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Our Practice Areas

Summer Associates are hired to support project workaligned to one of BRG's practice areas,though there may be flexibility to work across multiple practice areas. Candidates can select a preferred practice area as part of the application process. You can find more information aboutthembelow.

1. Antitrust & Competition:Experts in our antitrust practice apply learning from industrial organization, econometrics and microeconomic theory to provide testimony to counsel, corporations, and governments in matters involving antitrust litigation and merger reviews.Our experts and academic affiliates have testified in some of the largest and most significant antitrust matters of the past two decades, including antitrust actions involving platforms and multi-sided markets, automobile manufacturers, insurance companies, financial markets (e.g., LIBOR and foreign exchange) and other industries. Our project teams frequentlyevaluate industry conduct and assess antitrust liability, calculate damages from anticompetitive conduct and build simulation models to understand the impacts of proposed mergers.

2. Business Insurance Claims (BIC): We provide immediate and strategic guidance to policyholders following a catastrophe. Our BIC experts meticulously analyze financial data and operational records, develop robust financial models, and prepare comprehensive, well-documented insurance claims, accelerating resolution and maximizing claim payments.

3. Construction: We specialize in data analytics, litigation support, claims/dispute analysis, scheduling/logistics management and expert witness testimony within the construction, engineering, and architectural fields. Our team supports clients through budget and payment advisory, loss assessment and valuation, estimations and takeoffs, and insurance and damages claim valuations. We also specialize in providing our clients with budgetary and payment oversight, project management recommendations, project scheduling generation, and constructability and viability analyses for both upcoming and ongoing construction projects.

4. Commercial Disputes: We combine exceptional analytical and accounting skills and industry-specific knowledge to provide comprehensive support throughout the legal process. From initial case assessment and in-depth damages analysis to litigation support and expert testimony in hearings, trials, arbitration, regulatory proceedings, and mediation, we deliver data-driven insights to secure favorable outcomes.

5. Consumer Protection, Product Liability & Environment:Our experts areregularly engaged in matters involving claims of consumer fraud, product liability, false advertising, data privacy and data breach, and alleged violations of environmental and natural resource law. Associates in this area employ techniques from microeconomic theory, econometrics, marketing and environmental and resource economics to address in class certification, liability and damages.

6. Energy & Climate: We help clients across the global energy value chain address complex strategic, commercial, financial, market, regulatory, and dispute-related issues. Our work spans power and utilities, oil and gas, renewables, storage, advanced nuclear, eMobility, hydrogen and low-carbon fuels, carbon management, infrastructure, and the broader energy transition. We conduct rigorous market research, economic modeling, and detailed reporting, helping clients address legal and business challenges.

7. Financial Institutions Advisory: We are a trusted advisor to leading financial services companies. We work to help clients meet and execute strategies related to risk and regulation, compliance, financial crime, innovations in technology, accounting, cryptocurrency and blockchain, business process outsourcing, the Bank Secrecy Act, anti-money laundering, lookbacks, data quality, and evolving customer experience expectations.

8. Healthcare Advisory: As healthcare organizations navigate increasing reimbursement pressure, workforce challenges, regulatory and enforcement complexity, and rapid technological change, we work alongside executive teams and governing bodies to identify opportunities, implement practical solutions, and deliver measurable, lasting results. Our integrated team combines deep industry expertise across strategy, revenue management, operational excellence, clinical transformation, and technology and AI with the comprehensive capabilities of a global advisory firm and the agility, senior attention, and client service of a boutique consultancy.

9. Healthcare Analytics and Disputes: We tackle complex legal and operational challenges in the healthcare industry using data-driven, objective, and innovative approaches. Our experts lead advisory, risk management, and litigation matters, combining deep healthcare industry expertise with cutting edge research, analytics and financial modeling.

10. Intellectual Property:Ourintellectual propertyexperts and academic affiliates regularly testify on damages, trademark confusion, irreparable harm andcommercial success. Many of our matters requireexpertisein consumerbehavior, judgment and decision-making and our project teams work on some of the world's largest patent infringement,trademark infringement,trade secret misappropriation, and copyright infringement cases. Associates in this practice regularly build econometric models of market prices, analyze survey data and the results of choice experiments and assist with the preparation of expert reports and other client deliverables.

Locations

Summer Associates will primarily be hired in locations like Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, New York, Houston, Los Angelesand the San Francisco Bay Area. There are also a limited number of opportunities in smaller offices like Tampa and Pittsburgh.Summer Associates are expected to work in the office five days per week to take full advantage of the mentorship, collaboration, and relationship-building opportunities that support their professional growth. Remote roles for practices that require frequent travel to client sites are also available.

How to Apply

Interestedcandidates shouldsubmita copy of their resume, cover letter and transcript through the job posting. You can find the job application deadlines listed below:

• Deadline for priority review: September 5

• Deadline for secondary review: September 19

• Deadline for final review: October 16

When applying, please answer the questionnaire toindicateyour location and practice area preferences. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Amember of the recruiting team will be in touch if there is an interest in scheduling interviews.

Salary Range:$25/hour - $40/hour

Global Competition Review recently recognized BRG as an Outstanding firm in GCR 100: Economics 2025, which ranks the world's leading economic consultancies.

Consulting Magazine recognized BRG as a Best Firms to Work for in 2025.

BRG is a recipient of the Human Rights Campaigns Equality 100 Award for our LGBTQ+ corporate policies, practices and beliefs.

About BRG

BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise and purpose-built emerging technologies. Our culture centers on agility and connectivity which sets us apart and gets you ahead.

At BRG, our professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of real-world experience, data, and human and artificial intelligence, to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges facing organizations across the globe.

Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking. When paired with our global reach and resources, our diverse perspectives and technical capabilities make us uniquely capable to address our clients' challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.

At BRG, we don't just show you what's possible. We're built to help you make it happen.

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.