Research Associate (Research Assistant)

Meridia Recruitment Solutions has partnered with a prominent law firm in Toronto to recruit a Research Specialist to join their team.

The Research Specialist is responsible for providing research and business development support to our client’s Lawyers and Marketing and Business Development team.

Conduct and compile research on specific clients or prospects from both publicly available information and internal databases and research tools to provide insights on clients, competition and the market.

• Provide research and analysis on individuals, companies, products, transactions, markets, industries, competitors, and clients. This includes gathering, analyzing, and distributing high-quality research.
• Execute recurring, ad-hoc and proactive intelligence requests, by researching, interpreting and analyzing recurring intelligence data to create meaningful reports and presentations.
• Translate data and findings into insights and synthesis those insights into concise deliverables.
• Support the Senior Manager, Marketing Research & Competitive Intelligence, on initiatives and in the development and execution of action plans, including developing account plans, maintaining lists, following up on action plans and relationship mapping.
• Provide research support on key pitches and proposals, and strategic initiatives and research projects.
• Support in the development and maintenance of the firm’s competitive intelligence database and portal.
• Participate in projects and initiatives as required.
• Provide training, mentorship and guidance to the Coordinator, including transferring knowledge and fostering a culture of learning.

Knowledge of industry and vertical-specific research databases and tools is preferred. Knowledge of industry and vertical-specific research databases and tools is preferred.

• knowledge of professional services firms is an asset.
• Functional experience in market and/ or competitive intelligence, research and analysis is preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office product suite, including a strong working knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel; SharePoint experience is an asset.
• Strong project management skills including the ability to 'own' a number of tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent mathematical and analytical skills, with the ability to break down problems into single and manageable components, as well as complex data sets to parts.
• Flexibility to work overtime when required.

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