Resolution Economics is a leading economic consulting firm focused on providing economic, statistical, and financial analysis; litigation and consulting support; and expert testimony to the world’s leading companies and law firms. Resolution Economics is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and New York City.
The Labor and Employment Practice typically engages in matters relating to Wage and Hour or Discrimination litigation as well as other employment-related business consulting. We regularly provide analysis and support related to minimum wage/overtime claims, meal and rest break claims, employee misclassification claims, and discrimination matters related to hiring, pay, promotion, and/or wrongful termination at all stages of the litigation process. Clients rely on us to provide complex exposure models, expert reports, preparation for depositions, rebuttals to the work of other experts, and expert testimony at deposition or trial. Our services are also retained for data collection efforts in the form of surveys, video content analysis, and on-site observational studies.
Job Description:
The Consultant position is the entry-level position at Resolution Economics and no prior work experience is required to apply. Consultants assist with the managing of documents and data received from our clients. This includes converting raw data into analytical files, verifying data integrity, running statistical analyses, creating charts and tables, and finalizing documents and data for production. In some cases when the appropriate data is not available, Consultants may be required to assist in collecting data via observation studies or in-person surveys at client locations.
Responsibilities of this position may include:
- Using SAS and Microsoft Office to analyze data and present results both internally and to clients
- Gathering data from a variety of file formats using SAS programming, OCR, data entry, or other methods
- Data cleaning and processing
- Performing statistical analyses including t-tests, chi-square tests, etc.
- Supervising and reviewing Research Assistant work
- Researching additional data sources (e.g., Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census, etc.)
- Assisting staff at all levels with project tasks and quality control
- Reviewing and summarizing documents
- Travel may be required on certain projects
Job Qualifications:
Skills and Abilities
- High level of competence using computers (especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Some general programming knowledge (SAS, R, STATA, VBA, SQL , or Python is a big plus)
- Demonstrated understanding of economic and statistical concepts
- Experience in litigation a big plus
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Solid work ethic and commitment to success
- Ability to balance several projects and client requests at once
- Willingness to work an unpredictable schedule
Education and Work Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or other quantitative field
- Master’s degree a plus but not required
- 0-2 years of experience working in a consulting (or equivalent) environment
- 0-2 years of SAS programming experience
