Senior Research Analyst

Company: Confidential Why candidates should join Own research delivery across assigned legal markets, turn interviews and submissions into credible rankings and insight, and help junior analysts improve their work. The role offers autonomy, senior stakeholder exposure and scope to improve research quality and workflows. Role Requirements At least 4 years in market research, legal research, competitive intelligence, KPO/LPO or a related analytical role; project and stakeholder management; independent high-quality research with large datasets. (Must-have)Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Business, Economics, Statistics or a related field. (Must-have)Excellent written/spoken English, presentation and note-taking; Excel and PowerPoint proficiency. (Must-have)Cultural awareness, confidential-data judgement, strong organisation and problem-solving; hours aligned with global UK/US stakeholders. (Must-have)Legal-industry/practice-area knowledge; Power BI or Tableau; familiarity with legal or financial research databases. (Nice-to-have) About The Role Senior Research Analyst About The Company Our client provides market intelligence, business development and workflow solutions for legal, banking, financial and professional services. Its research supports in-house counsel, external practitioners and industry leaders across tax, financial law, intellectual property and litigation/arbitration. The culture values collaboration, customer focus, entrepreneurship, autonomy and accountability. The role Lead research execution across assigned jurisdictions and legal practice areas with a high degree of autonomy. Analyse law-firm submissions, practitioner interviews and survey data to support rankings, editorial insight and awards decisions. Own day-to-day workflow quality and contribute to wider research strategy. This is a senior individual-contributor role with informal mentoring and workflow responsibility, not formal people management. Final sign-off on rankings, awards and disputed or high-impact decisions remains with the Head of Brand Research. Responsibilities Lead market research and competitive analysis across assigned jurisdictions and practice areas, including legal trends and case studies. Evaluate law firms and practitioners using qualitative and quantitative evidence from submissions, interviews, surveys and independent data. Prepare draft ranking proposals, award recommendations, market analysis and supporting rationale for review by the Head of Brand Research. Monitor global and regional trends to explain how legal markets are changing. Own day-to-day research workflow delivery, keeping deadlines, trackers and junior analysts’ records accurate and consistent. Apply established methodology and standards, identify gaps and escalate sensitive, disputed or high-impact decisions with clear recommendations. Interview practice heads and senior practitioners, maintain market relationships and represent the research brand at meetings, conferences and events where appropriate. Produce research summaries, briefings and presentations; contribute insights to marketing and client-facing materials. Improve quality, efficiency and consistency; support coverage expansion, market-entry frameworks, pilot studies and emerging-markets research strategy. Informally mentor junior analysts and help improve their outputs. Must-haves Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Business, Economics, Statistics or a related field. At least four years in market research, legal research, competitive intelligence, KPO/LPO or a related analytical role. Demonstrated project and stakeholder management, including trackers, deadlines and reporting. Experience handling large data volumes and independently producing high-quality research. Excellent written and spoken English, presentation and note-taking skills. Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. Cultural awareness and sensitivity across geographies. Sound judgement with confidential or sensitive submission and survey data. Willingness to work hours aligned with global UK/US stakeholders as required. Strong organisation, multitasking and problem-solving skills, with a solution-oriented approach. Nice-to-haves Knowledge of legal-industry structures and areas such as tax, intellectual property, litigation, corporate law and finance. Working knowledge of Power BI or Tableau. Familiarity with Westlaw, LexisNexis, Bloomberg Law, PitchBook, Mergermarket or Refinitiv/CapIQ. Core workflow tools include Excel/Google Sheets, PowerPoint and tools such as Asana, Jira, Trello or Smartsheet. Practical details Two vacancies in New York, New York, United States: one focused on corporate finance and one on intellectual property and life sciences. Life-sciences coverage spans the US and Europe. Practice-area interest will be discussed; assignment is not guaranteed. Full-time; hybrid with two to three office days per week. The commute must be practical. Department: Research. Reports to Head of Research Annual gross base salary: $57,000. Eligible for overtime. Interview process and timing First interview with Shailyn; second interview includes an assessment of critical thinking and deductive reasoning, rather than practice-area subject knowledge. A possible final CEO culture conversation remains to be confirmed. The client would ideally like a start before Christmas, preferably earlier; timing remains subject to candidate availability. Work authorisation The roles are employed through the US entity. Existing work-authorisation holders may be considered; the client is not actively issuing additional visas. Recruiters should record current work authorisation and any restrictions for HR verification, not screen on citizenship alone. Equity: NO Visa sponsorship: NO Interview process ShortlistedInt 1: First InterviewInt 2: Second InterviewOffer sent