Houston Analyst

About the Company :

Compass Lexecon, one of the world's leading economic consulting firms, specializes in financial and economic analysis of issues that arise in regulatory, policy and litigation matters. Compass Lexecon has been engaged by Fortune 500 corporations, government entities, and others to assist in numerous high-profile mergers, government investigations, and private litigation matters in the United States and worldwide. Compass Lexecon provides state of the art economic research capabilities that combine the academic, private-sector, and public-sector expertise of in-house economists and academic affiliates.

About the Opportunity :

We are currently hiring Analysts to join the firm in our Houston, TX – International Arbitration Practice for the summer of 2026.

To apply :

Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and writing sample. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

The Analyst position demands knowledge of, or interest in microeconomics, a broad range of research skills, and the ability to perform quantitative analysis. Analysts work with case teams - interacting closely with other analysts, economists, and case supervisors - in nearly all aspects of project work including a variety of quantitative and qualitative tasks, such as : a) data gathering and analysis, including spreadsheet modelling and regression analysis; b) industry research; c) review of analyst reports and business documents produced in litigation; d) production of expert report, government filings, and client presentations; e) ensuring the quality of all work product.

Research and Analysis

• Collects specific information (quantitative and qualitative) from identified sources
• Utilizes appropriate resources to identify the range of sources of relevant information, both quantitative and qualitative
• Identifies, collects and communicates relevant information (e.g., price; included and excluded information; dates of coverage, etc.)
• Interprets collected information so that it can be used by economists and case supervisors in the preparation of their expert reports and analyses
• Successfully incorporates modifications to projects and analyses
• Identifies and communicates data, information and / or inconsistencies to team members
• Utilizes case-specific documents (e.g., depositions, trial transcripts, expert reports, produced documents, etc.) to identify information
• Summarizes and extracts information relevant to the arguments of the case from case specific documents
• Analyzes data used in client projects
• Formulates and utilizes basic data modeling
• Effectively creates, organizes and maintains document lists and other methods for internal document management
• Effectively documents research and analyses to facilitate communication of progress

Work Product Preparation