Please note that while we accept applications for our internship position starting in the fall, we will not begin actively contacting candidates for interviews until November 2024. Applications must be submitted by midnight EST on January 31, 2025.
Our Summer Internship Opportunity:
This internship program will provide you with the opportunity to apply the economic concepts you’re learning in the classroom in a professional services setting. It will also help you to improve your research and data analysis skills as well as learn to manage and prioritize tasks. You will work side by side with internationally recognized experts in financial economics, corporate finance, energy, competition, and regulatory economics.
Securities Intern Role
As a Research Analyst intern at The Brattle Group, you will be integral to our project teams, collaborating with senior consultants and experts. Your responsibilities will include:
- Quantitative Models and Solutions: You'll build economic, financial, and operational models using Excel (e.g. valuation models, estimating cost of capital).
- Qualitative Research and Literature Review: You'll conduct comprehensive research, including financial statements, market analysis, literature reviews, document examination, and writing memos to provide insights and support expert reports.
- Supporting Expert Witnesses: You'll assist in preparing expert reports and presentations, helping our experts present complex economic and financial concepts clearly in legal and regulatory contexts.
- Collaborating with Team Members: Effective communication and teamwork are critical. You'll work closely with colleagues at all levels, contributing to the development of robust and innovative solutions for our clients.
Typical Assignments Might Include:
- Valuation: Creating models to assess value of financial assets, intangible property and securities.
- Accounting: Assessing a company’s internal controls to identify manipulation and any improper revenue recognition. Identifying patterns of fraud through tracing analysis, flow of funds, and review of financial statements.
- Securities Regulation: Examining firm trading activities and earnings to assess likelihood of fraud and illegal behavior.
- Bankruptcy and Restructuring: Evaluating restructuring plans, financial disclosures and analyzing recoveries to creditors.
- White Collar Fraud Investigations: Analyzing large databases of documents and financial information to identify fraud and money laundering.
You will work in a collaborative and fun atmosphere where dedication to project success and individual career and professional development are emphasized. You will have the opportunity to discover where your strengths and interests lie and how you can best apply your skills. The work environment is casual; the atmosphere is collegial; and there is significant, on-going contact between senior and junior staff. This is a hybrid role with in-office and remote working expectations.
The Candidate
The ideal candidates will be pursuing:
- An undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. economics, finance, business, accounting), with strong academic performance.
- Great teamwork and leadership skills. Our project work is done almost exclusively on teams, so it’s critical that our RAs work well with others.
- Intellectual curiosity and creativity. We are looking for candidates who consistently want to learn more and approach problems with creativity.
- A high degree of ownership and commitment. Successful RAs are committed to delivering their best work product, taking ownership of their work, and engaging in excellent client services.
- Background or demonstrated interest in corporate finance and or accounting.
To Be Considered for the Research Analyst Intern Position:
Please submit the following materials as soon as possible via the application below.
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Transcript(s) (unofficial copies accepted)
To streamline the process, please use your school-issued email address on your application.
Brattle offers a competitive benefits package, base salary, and bonus program for eligible roles based on individual and firm performance. The anticipated base gross salary for this position in San Francisco is $1,300.00 per week.
THE EMPLOYER
The Brattle Group answers complex economic, finance, and regulatory questions for corporations, law firms, and governments around the world. We are distinguished by the clarity of our insights and the credibility of our experts, which include leading international academics and industry specialists. Brattle has 500 talented professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please visit brattle.com.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The Brattle Group is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity and expression, age, height, weight, domestic partner status, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or HIV status (AIDS/HIV status), genetic information, sexual orientation, disability (where the applicant or employee is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation), marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, drug or alcohol abuse or alcoholism, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
We encourage all applicants to click here to review our full Equal Employer Opportunity Statement and here for more information on our commitment to promoting equity and inclusion across all identities and experiences.
What We Do
The Brattle Group answers complex economic, finance, and regulatory questions for corporations, law firms, and governments around the world. We are distinguished by the clarity of our insights and the credibility of our experts, which include leading international academics and industry specialists. Brattle has over 500 talented professionals across three continents. For more information, please visit brattle.com
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