2025 Associate - Economics, Disputes and Investigations
Description
Associate – London (September 2025 start)
About the Associate role
BRG is a global, expert-led consulting firm. As a new or recent graduate, you will join BRG as an Associate. Associates apply their problem-solving skills to produce compelling analyses of real-world questions, rigorously based on data and research. The work of an Associate can be both qualitative and quantitative in nature, ranging from industry and subject-matter research to the preparation of detailed empirical and written analysis. Our Associates are encouraged to develop broad experience across a wide range of projects.
Associates have an important role in our work. Their responsibilities include:
- Performing research and analysis and communicating results effectively
- Collaborating with team members to explain complex concepts and analyses in a persuasive manner in reports, presentations and discussions with clients
- Actively participating in a team-based environment, working directly with team members at every level
- Working diligently to meet deadlines and produce work of the highest quality
About BRG
BRG's London office provides economic and financial consulting services, primarily in competition matters and commercial disputes. We support clients, who include corporations, law firms, governments and regulators, across a range of geographies and sectors with financial, economic and accounting expertise, industry knowledge and evidence-based analysis.
Our core practice areas include:
- competition economics (including litigation, market investigations and merger control)
- business, IP and property valuation and damages for commercial litigation and arbitration
- forensic accounting, investigations and audit negligence
- economic regulation
Why BRG?
We foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where you will be trusted with responsibility from the outset whilst working closely with, and learning from, leading experts.
BRG’s success is based on the talent and enthusiasm of our team; we know our value is in the quality of the work we produce. It is therefore our priority that all staff gain personally valuable experience, training and career opportunities.
We operate a committed and nurturing mentoring environment to provide professional support and guidance to all employees as well as help in shaping their career paths. Support is also provided through an understanding workplace support team and comprehensive physical and mental health benefits for all employees.
BRG is proud of its entrepreneurial and collegiate firm culture. Colleagues at every level of the organisation produce high-calibre work and are inspiring, approachable and open-minded, and we encourage our consulting staff to contribute to all aspects of the business, from internal events to training and recruitment.
We are committed to each employee’s career development and there is a transparent promotional pathway from Associate to the senior and expert levels. Career progression at BRG is meritocratic and reflects your contributions to case work and BRG’s success.
Your professional development
The core of your professional development at BRG will be on the job training, where you will have the opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues and leading experts in their fields. On the job training is supported by a programme of formal internal and external professional training.
BRG offers a structured professional development programme which encourages graduates to develop broad-based expertise, providing a platform for you to become more specialised as your career progresses. You will be sponsored and supported by BRG in all your professional studies. Prior knowledge of economics or finance is not required.
Throughout your first three years at BRG, you will gain exposure to projects across our core practice areas. Alongside this wide project exposure, Associates pursue one of two study pathways:
- the valuation and damages pathway, which ultimately leads to studying for the ACA, an internationally respected chartered accountancy qualification
- the competition economics pathway, which ultimately leads to studying part-time for a master’s degree in economics from a leading London-based institution
In your first year, you will complete two, short professional qualifications which represent the first stepping stone on both of our pathways. These qualifications allow you to develop broad expertise without being required to specialise immediately:
- the ICAEW Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (CFAB), and
- a postgraduate qualification in competition economics
In your second and third years you can either:
- continue studying for the ACA, which follows from the CFAB, or
- build on your postgraduate qualification by studying for a master’s degree in economics
Candidates already holding relevant postgraduate academic or professional qualifications (e.g. a master’s degree in economics) may be considered for a fast-track entry scheme, at BRG’s discretion.
As part of your onboarding, we provide a comprehensive internal training schedule to help you develop the key skills required to excel in your new role. You will also be assigned a ‘buddy’ prior to joining who will support you throughout your induction and professional journey at BRG.
What we are looking for
Candidates should be able to demonstrate:
- An outstanding academic record, including a first- or upper-second-class bachelor’s degree in any subject
- A desire to apply problem-solving skills to complex issues
- A high level of enthusiasm and proactivity to develop and learn new skills
- Collaborative working skills, as we often work in small, focused teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong quantitative ability
- A strong attention to detail
- The ability to produce high-quality work under time-sensitive conditions
- A willingness to take ownership of work
Testimonials
“Since joining BRG as an Associate in 2020 after completing my master’s in economics at LSE, I’ve had the rewarding opportunity to apply my economics studies to real-world challenges in competition matters and commercial disputes, ranging from valuing gas fields in Indonesia to excessive pricing in the UK pharmaceuticals industry. BRG’s rapid growth has been impressive, and I’m excited to be part of a firm that continues to expand rapidly across Europe.”
—Aman Chatterjee, Consultant
"Coming from a background in politics, I was unsure about how transferrable my experience and knowledge would be to my role at BRG. However, I've found the work to be accessible and engaging, and I’ve made extensive use of my communication, research and critical-thinking skills that I developed in my degree. I’m about to complete my ACA qualification, which is not only a fantastic credential to add to a CV, but has also been a platform to boost my career development at BRG. This is a great place for anyone looking to build a rewarding and intellectually challenging career."
—Zarya Oh, Senior Associate
“Outside of project work, one aspect which I especially value about BRG is the ample opportunity to explore areas of personal interest, be it getting involved with the BRG community by running initiatives and social events, or contributing to the wider business through networking. This has allowed me to have a dynamic and fulfilling work life which has facilitated my personal growth as a professional."
—Stuart Banks, Senior Associate
About BRG
Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG) is a global consulting firm that helps leading organizations advance in three key areas: disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and strategy and operations. Headquartered in California with over 40 offices around the world, we are an integrated group of experts, industry leaders, academics, data scientists, and professionals working beyond borders and disciplines. BRG strives to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is instinctive, not an initiative. We celebrate and value the diversity of our professionals and are dedicated to maintaining a truly inclusive work environment where all individuals feel respected and valued. We harness our collective expertise to deliver the inspired insights and practical strategies our clients need to stay ahead of what's next.
Berkeley Research Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.
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