Principal (Labor & Employment practice)Los Angeles, CA, College Station, TX

Principal (Labor & Employment Practice)

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

CRA's Labor and Employment Practice provides expertise and support in a wide range of litigation disputes involving employment processes such as compensation, hiring, promotion, termination, and the role of gender, race, ethnicity and age in employment practices. Our clients, which include preeminent law firms, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies, come to us for our technical skills, rigorous analysis, and expert insight to understand all aspects of their employment data. We also assist employers by conducting proactive studies of employment and contracting practices, monitoring consent decrees and settlement agreements, and designing systems to track employment practices.

Principals manage client relationships, project teams. Successful candidates have a strong working knowledge of statistics and economic concepts and a range of research and quantitative skills. A typical Principal would :

• Design, perform and direct advanced empirical, theoretical and strategic analyses that represent key contributions to the deliverable;
• Develop and actively share differentiated technical expertise or knowledge that adds value to projects and analyses;
• Create error-free client deliverables that integrate insights;
• Own and manage projects, communicating objectives, expectations and delegating work to teams;
• Actively contribute expertise to thought leadership through external networking and participation in industry trade groups;
• Proactively initiate, nurture and grow client relationships;
• Manage and develop teams with respect and integrity;
• Assume a leadership role in practice development activities (mentoring, training, recruiting);
• Identify and secure project revenue opportunities.

Desired Qualifications :

To Apply :

Career Growth & Benefits :

Work Location Flexibility :

CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognize that individuals realize a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently ask that individuals spend 3 to 4 days a week on average working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to a client's location), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team. At certain times of the year (e.g. holiday periods), additional remote work options are offered to those whose work commitments permit it, although our offices remain open for those who choose or need to be there.

Our Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity :

Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

The state of California requires CRA to include a good-faith estimate of the wage range for this role. This range is specific to individuals applying to work in our California offices and considers a number of factors including but not limited to experience, education level, and expertise. A good-faith estimate of the base wage range for this role is $160,000 - $220,000; actual total compensation may also include benefits and bonus.