Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AccessLex Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing access and success in legal education. The Research Analyst will provide analytical support for research and data initiatives, contributing to the development of tools that advance the organization's strategic goals and providing research counsel to stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Actively contribute to the Company’s research agenda to further empirical understanding of law school access, affordability, academic and bar success, and the value of legal education; assist in implementing tactics associated with the Company’s Strategic Plan
- Assist in management and maintenance of the Center's research and data tools, e.g., Analytix and XploreJD
- Organize, structure and clean data to permit for use to perform research and policy analysis
- Conduct basic statistical analyses using both internal and external data; support the production of visually appealing and easy to interpret tables and graphical displays of statistical results for a variety of audiences
- Advise and assist colleagues, grantees, external researchers and consultants with research design, data analysis, data interpretation, and identifying and navigating higher education data sources
- Contribute to Company efforts to communicate findings to policy and practitioner audiences in succinct briefs, white papers, and reports
- Present at professional conferences; represent the Center at relevant industry conferences and events
- Assist in the development and maintenance of a repository of research evidence and data (e.g., the AccessLex Resource Collections) based on internal and external sources that can support the Company’s research objectives, specifically, and those of legal education more generally
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Passion for advancing access, affordability, and value in legal education
- Ability to self-organize--to manage and set deadlines independently in order to balance multiple deliverables and ensure their timely completion
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills; ability to anticipate and respond to challenges
- Superior attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills
- Knowledge (acquired through either experience or coursework) of evaluation methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel, including the generation of pivot tables and the use of typical data management functions
- Previous experience with performing quantitative analyses using R Studio, STATA, or another statistical program
- Experience writing and presenting research reports
- Bachelor's degree in pre-law, statistics, economics, sociology, political science or related field AND a minimum 2 years of related experience in a similar role; OR
- Master's degree in education, economics, political science, public policy, sociology, statistics, or related field
- Public speaking and presentation skills
- Knowledge of higher education or legal education data sources, data definitions and limitations
- Knowledge of higher education and student financial aid policy, particularly for graduate and professional students
- Experience translating statistical terms and methodologies to lay audiences
- Experience using R Studio
- Experience using PowerBI, Tableau, or another data visualization software program
Company Overview
AccessLex Institute is a nonprofit organization committed to helping talented, purpose-driven students find their path from aspiring lawyer. It was founded in 1983, and is headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.accesslex.org.