Associate, Economics New Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Washington, District of Columbia, United States Chart Your Journey at Secretariat From a collaborative culture to teammates who will always be by your side, find a career that will grow with you. Deliver your impact at Secretariat.

ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat is a consulting firm that helps companies, law firms, and organizations solve complex business problems—often when there is a dispute, investigation, major project challenge, or high-stakes decision involved. At Secretariat, you’ll work on some of the most important legal, risk, and regulatory challenges facing businesses around the world. From your first day, you’ll be part of a fast-growing team of smart, curious, and driven people who enjoy solving complex problems. You’ll learn by working alongside experienced professionals and contributing to projects for leading law firms, global companies, and major institutions. Our teams collaborate across offices and disciplines, bringing energy, fresh thinking, and commitment to every client challenge. We invest in your growth through hands‑on experience, mentorship, professional development, recognition, and a culture that values diverse perspectives. Start your career where your work matters. Make your impact at Secretariat. ABOUT OUR ECONOMICS TEAM Secretariat’s Economics team helps clients understand the numbers behind major business and legal questions. As part of our casework, our team members may analyze the impact of a merger on competition, estimate company losses in a dispute due to patent infringement or stolen trade secrets, determine employee fair compensation, or study the effect of market rules and regulations on businesses. Much of our work supports complex litigation, regulatory investigations, and business disputes, where our economists analyze evidence and help explain economic issues to courts, regulators, and decision‑makers. RESPONSIBILITIES Launch your career by putting your classroom skills to work on real cases, real data, and real business challenges. As an Associate, you will use your curiosity, analytical mindset, and communication skills to help clients navigate high‑stakes decisions while learning directly from experienced experts in economics, intellectual property, finance, and litigation consulting. Associates play an active role on project teams, working under the supervision of experienced case managers and alongside recent graduates and PhD economists to address complex business challenges. This opportunity is ideal for students who enjoy asking “why,” digging into data, solving puzzles, researching new industries, and writing reports that turn complex information into a clear story. The skills you develop as an Associate can support a wide range of career paths in consulting, economics, finance, analytics, and beyond. If you are excited by economics, finance, math, data, or coding—and want a role where you can grow quickly, contribute early, and see the impact of your work—Secretariat is the place to build that momentum. What you’ll get to do: Dive into real‑world data to uncover what is happening in companies, markets, and industries Support quantitative analysis, including gathering, processing, and analyzing data, and conduct qualitative market and industry research Explore business issues that go beyond the textbook by researching companies, competitors, and industries Turn numbers, research, and analysis into insights that clients and legal teams can act on Create clear visuals and presentations that bring complex ideas to life Build hands‑on experience with tools like Excel, R, Stata, or Python QUALIFICATIONS Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, mathematics, statistics, data science or a related field Able to start between January 2027 and September 2027 Minimum GPA of 3.5 Comfortable using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and experience with Stata, Python, or R Enjoys solving problems, thinking logically, and using analysis to support recommendations Has experience working with data through coursework, projects, research, internships, or other hands‑on activities Brings curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to learn new tools, topics, and ways of thinking Pays close attention to details, stays organized, and takes pride in producing high‑quality work Works well independently while also enjoying collaboration with teammates, mentors, and project leaders Communicates clearly in writing and conversation, especially when explaining research, data, or ideas Is authorized to work in the U.S. without needing sponsorship now or in the future At Secretariat, we believe in pay transparency and equity. Compensation for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including experience, skills, and location. Further details will be provided during the hiring process. Pay Transparency

$85,000 - $93,000 USD

A rewarding career above all There are a lot of fine consulting firms out there. But when everything is on the line, it takes a unique combination of skill and savvy to succeed under pressure. Our culture and people are driven by passion, pride, and performance. Passion for the clients we serve, the work we deliver, and the communities we live in. Pride in our cohesive team recognized for excellence and trusted to perform in the most challenging situations. And our track record of outstanding performance across all of our disciplines speaks for itself. Our people are motivated to be the best in everything they do – from our approach to making the complex simple to the way we mentor our up‑and‑coming talent to become trusted experts early in their careers. To learn how Secretariat collects, uses, and protects your personal information during the recruitment process, please review our Privacy Policy Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self‑identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file. As set forth in Secretariat ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years. Why are you being asked to complete this form? Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at . How do you know if you have a disability? A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to: Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally) Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS Blind or low vision Cancer (past or present) Cardiovascular or heart disease Celiac disease Cerebral palsy Deaf or serious difficulty hearing Diabetes Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders Epilepsy or other seizure disorder Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome Intellectual or developmental disability Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD Missing limbs or partially missing limbs Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) Neurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities Partial or complete paralysis (any cause) Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema Short stature (dwarfism) Traumatic brain injury PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete. #J-18808-Ljbffr Secretariat Intl