Job Description

About Us

Fideres delivers effective economic analysis and testimony, turning data into courtroom advantage. As global litigation experts, we help law firms secure new cases and offer unbiased, conflict-free insights for complex and innovative disputes. Driven by rigorous analysis, we empower justice—for all—from case strategy to victory.

By dedicating ourselves solely to litigation-based economic analysis, we can provide truly unbiased assessments and maintain our commitment to objectivity.

Our Antitrust Litigation Consulting team has provided expert opinions on major antitrust legal actions against Big Tech (including Apple, Amazon and Facebook), Big Pharma, Big Finance and Big Agriculture. Meanwhile our original and innovative investigations into river sewage and Covid-19 have led to national press coverage.

Our Financial and Securities Litigation team has acted as plaintiffs' experts in the most consequential financial cartels and market manipulation cases of the past 10 years.

About this Role

We are looking for an entry to mid-level Competition Economist to join our team. Our economic consultants work in project teams to combine their economics knowledge with data analysis to produce specialised consulting reports for our clients.

This role can be based in New York or London.

Key Responsibilities

Some notable responsibilities will depend on experience but may include:

• Analysing new cases and determining the appropriates tests and approaches to employ
• Conducting detailed statistical analysis of market manipulation allegations as part of the delivery of Fideres’ expert consulting mandates
• Writing comprehensive reports that summarize the key findings of our analysis in a simple, succinct manner
• Verbally presenting key findings to clients in a manner that allows them to understand both the results and how they impact their own clients
• Depending on experience, running meetings and presentations with some supervision
• Responding to client requests in a timely and helpful fashion
• Remaining on top of any changes to work scopes, deadlines, etc.
• Keeping on top of market developments to generate new case ideas
• Maintaining accurate records of all billable hours spent on each project

Key Skills and Attributes

The successful candidate will have:

• Masters in Economics or the equivalent qualification, with evidence of knowledge and study of competition economics. A PhD in Economics would be highly desirable
• Knowledge of key competition economics topics
• The ability to write insightful reports, in particular the ability to express (verbal and written) complex issues in simple terms, understandable by non-specialists
• Strong analytical skills, able to get to the core issue of complex problems
• Competence in at least one data analysis software, either Python or R
• Integrity, and a creative, curious mind
• Strong PC skills including Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and Bloomberg
• Lots of initiative and consistently looking to improve processes
• Responsive to client needs and able to deliver solutions that meet those needs
• Focused on delivery and committed to seeing projects through to their close
• Not afraid to express an opinion and offer new solutions

Work Eligibility Requirements for U.S Applicants Only

Applicants must have the right to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a U.S employment Visa at this time.

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