Associate/Cyber Incident Response eDiscovery (Forensic Services practice)
About The Position
Charles River Associates (CRA) is a global consulting firm providing economic, financial, and business management expertise. CRA's Forensic Services practice supports clients in responding to allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, and non-compliance by deploying cross-trained teams of forensic professionals. This Associate role is within the Cyber Incident Response & eDiscovery team, supporting high-profile cyber incident response matters, data breach investigations, and complex eDiscovery engagements. The role involves identifying and analyzing impacted information, transforming datasets into actionable insights using CRA's eDiscovery technology suite to process, organize, analyze, and report on large volumes of data for legal, regulatory, and investigative purposes. The position offers significant professional development opportunities through training, mentorship, and exposure to complex client engagements.
Requirements
- 1-3 years of experience in eDiscovery, cyber incident response, digital forensics, data privacy, investigations, or a related field.
- Experience with Relativity’s core review features; certifications are a plus but not required.
- Familiarity with quality control procedures and managing document production workflows.
- Experience processing data using tools such as Nuix, Relativity, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with search term analysis and related reporting methodologies.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to work effectively with large and complex datasets.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data reporting.
- Curiosity and desire to learn about privacy regulations and data protection concepts.
- Exceptional organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, client-service environment.
- Willingness to travel occasionally, as required (minimal travel expected).
Nice To Haves
- Relativity certifications are a plus.
Responsibilities
- Support cyber incident response and data breach investigations involving sensitive data.
- Process, organize, and analyze large datasets using industry-standard eDiscovery and forensic technologies.
- Conduct data analysis and data mining to identify personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), other sensitive data types.
- Assist with and learn to manage and administer review databases, including data loading, workspace configuration, user management, and reporting.
- Perform quality control procedures to ensure the accuracy of deliverables.
- Assist in the preparation of client-facing updates and reports.
- Collaborate with cross-functional project teams to manage competing priorities and meet critical deadlines.
- Contribute to corporate initiatives as needed, such as recruiting, training, business development support, etc.
Benefits
- 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs
- Research and analysis skill building
- Technical training
- Presentation skills training
- Internal seminars
- Career mentoring and performance coaching
- Leadership and collaboration opportunities through internal firm development activities
- Comprehensive total rewards program
- Superior benefits package
- Wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being
- In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
- Paid parental leave
- Employee assistance resources
- Commuter benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
