Research Analyst

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Legal Benchmarking Group (LBG) serves professionals across the financial, corporate, and professional services sectors, covering markets such as transactional advisory, consultancy, regulatory, and litigation/arbitration.

LBG is a highly diversified business with services that support clients' market intelligence, business development, and workflow solutions. The group operates out of three primary hubs (London, New York and Hong Kong) and have customers in over 150 countries. LBG publishes market-leading information online for legal professionals, in-house counsel, and industry leaders in core practice areas including international tax, international financial law, intellectual property, and life sciences, and litigation/arbitration. 

At LBG, we pride ourselves on our PACE culture – Proactive, Agile, Customer-focused, Entrepreneurial – which enables knowledgeable professionals to do their best work. We strive to foster autonomy, accountability andpassion.

LBG is part of Delinian, a global B2B information-services portfolio business. Delinian’s brands provide actionable data, analysis, intelligence, and access in markets where information and convening market participants are valued. Delinian has over 2,200 employees located in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. For more information on our parent company and our strategy, please visit: www.delinian.com

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking a Research Analyst to conduct research, including in-person interviews, into the legal and professional services sector across a portfolio of jurisdictions and practice areas.

The successful candidate will analyze law firm submissions and interview leading lawyers and their clients, to benchmark law firms and lawyers in their markets and to support LBG’s industry awards. The candidate will also help produce and/or generate market intelligence that underpins editorial content and thought leadership reports.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The Research Analyst is responsible for:

• Identifying, analyzing and building relationships with key firms and lawyers in select markets
• Evaluating a law firms’ and lawyers’ service offerings, strategies, and market reputation and positioning
• Conducting comprehensive research to understand legal trends, market dynamics, and market-shaping deals / cases
• Gathering and compiling quantitative and qualitative data to support research output, editorial analysis and internal intelligence gathering
• Monitoring country and regional trends to provide insights into how markets are evolving
• Providing strategic recommendations based on research findings, supporting the development of business strategies and decision-making
• Providing insights into niche markets and emerging opportunities
• Balancing various research methods, including surveys, interviews, and data analysis, to gather and interpret data
• Contributing to the output of research findings and insights to clients in a clear and understandable manner
• Supporting Senior Research Analysts and Heads of Research in their preparation of detailed reports and presentations summarizing research findings, insights, and actionable recommendations and solutions
• Attending legal conferences and events to stay connected with industry professionals, when applicable
• Representing the brand at events and in meetings

THE TEAM

LBG is passionate about our brands, products and customers, and its ability to retain and service them.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn about specialized legal sectors
• High level research and writing skills
• Ability to work independently, keep deadlines, and multi-task
• Strong organizational skills, note-taking skills and summarizing complex information in simple ways
• Good telephone manner and desire to interview and network in industry
• Strong written and spoken English 

BENEFITS

• You will receive a competitive salary offering range of £28-30k as well as other benefits, including paid holidays, volunteer days, sick, floating, and other discretionary gifted days
• We offer flexible working arrangements (with attendance in the office a minimum of once a week) and place a strong emphasis on a good work/life balance
• Access to LinkedIn Learning resources for training and upskilling
• Corporate culture with active employee resource groups focused on women, race & ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disabilities, and wellbeing
• Collaboration with a wide team of researchers, journalists, and other stakeholders across different titles