Intern (European Competition practice) - m/f/d

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that offers economic, financial, and strategic expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments around the world. Since 1965, CRA experts have combined rigorous cutting-edge research, state-of-the-art methodology, and proven experience to address our clients' most complex challenges. CRA's European Competition practice specialises in providing economic advice on matters of competition policy and regulation. We assist firms and their legal advisors in all types of competition proceedings before competition authorities and courts: mergers and acquisitions, abuse of dominance allegations, cartels, restrictive commercial agreements, market investigations, litigation and disputes, intellectual property or state aid. We also provide advice to regulatory authorities in similar matters. We also provide advice to firms involved in sector inquiries, and offer assistance on the estimation effects of damages in cartel cases, international arbitration and intellectual property disputes. We have played a key role in many cases that have shaped European competition policy in recent years: from aerospace to software, and manufacturing to transportation. More recently, we have been at the forefront of economic thinking in antitrust investigations and regulation in the tech sector. Position Responsibilities This paid internship mirrors our full-time analyst role. The internship duration is usually three to six months (flexible) with flexible start dates throughout the year. Interns work closely with senior staff on projects across a variety of industries, and will give Interns a greater understanding of what it is like to work as an economist at CRA. A typical Intern may: Identify potential issues and conduct analyses that can be used to illustrate economic arguments; Assemble compelling evidence from data and research that support our expert opinions and business recommendations; Program, build models and/or perform regression analyses in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, Python, R), including large data projects requiring use of cloud computing; Assist in the development and presentation of client deliverables, including expert reports and white papers summarising opinions, conclusions, and recommendations using financial, market, industry or client-proprietary data; Communicate complicated economic concepts and arguments to internal teams in an understandable, accessible manner; Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions.

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that offers economic, financial, and strategic expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments around the world. Since 1965, CRA experts have combined rigorous cutting-edge research, state-of-the-art methodology, and proven experience to address our clients' most complex challenges.