(Contract) Associates and Consultants

About The Role

As a strategist you are a versatile associate or consultant who will work across economics strategy and technology engagements. You are expected to own analytical workstreams adapt quickly across problem types and synthesize insights for high-stakes decision-making.

Your education and background may lean towards one of our practice areas in Finance Economics Tax and Securities or Antitrust & Competition. Even though this may be the case Keystone teams are interdisciplinary and you will work across a wide range of problems and practice areas. During the interview process we assess your ability to apply your core skillset to unfamiliar questions and operate effectively outside your primary area of focus. If you believe you fall under the FETS or Competition bucket refer to the careers website and find the postings for those roles.

Final leveling isdeterminedby education prior experience and interview performance.

Please note this job is for candidates who have already graduated.

Key Responsibilities

Data Analysis

• Own end-to-end analytical workstreams including data cleaning exploratory analysis model implementation and validation.
• Apply quantitative methods using Python R or Stata to analyze large and complex datasets.
• Build and stress-test models to identify trends quantify impacts and evaluate strategic or regulatory questions.

Research

• Conduct structured research across economic industry policy and technology domains to inform analysis and case strategy.
• Review academic literature policy documents technical materials and public filings to ground analytical assumptions.
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs to inform hypotheses and analytical direction.

Report Writing

• Translate analytical findings into clear well-structured written narratives for internal and client-facing materials.
• Draft sections of memos reports and presentations that explain methodology results and implications.
• Create clear exhibits (tables charts figures) that communicate complex ideas succinctly.

WhatYoullBring

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Economics Econometrics Finance or a closely related field from a top university (target GPA 3.6).
• Masters degree in Management Analytics Data Statistics or a related field a plus.
• Experience in consulting analytics research or technology-driven roles preferred.
• Exposure to strategy or economic consulting data/tech roles or high-growth tech environments.
• Evidence of academic or leadership excellence (e.g. honors Deans List leadership roles).

Analytical Skills

• Strong quantitative skills; experience with PythonR or Stata.
• Comfort working with large datasets and translating analysis into insights.
• Solid business intuition and interest in real-world problem solving.

Communication & Mindset

• Clear structured communicator with strong writing and synthesis skills.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate personal strengths (spikes) and learning trajectory.
• Coachable growth-oriented and motivated to develop quickly in a demanding environment.
• Clear interest in litigation consulting specifically Keystone.