Associate Research Analyst
Full Time $52,000 - $62,000 / yearJob Overview
We are looking for a highly organised, inquisitive, and commercially aware individual to join the research team responsible for leading global reports that recognising the world’s top professionals and firms.
This is a research-driven role suited to someone who enjoys speaking directly with senior legal professionals, uncovering market insight and using emerging technologies to support high-quality analysis and editorial output. Interviews sit at the heart of our research methodology, and successful candidates will be confident engaging with partners, in-house counsel and industry leaders across global markets.
As the research process continues to evolve, we are particularly interested in candidates who are curious about how AI and new technologies can enhance research, workflow efficiency and insight generation, while maintaining rigorous editorial standards and human-led analysis.
The successful candidate will play a key role in gathering, analysing and validating market intelligence across the international intellectual property sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect law firm submissions and client feedback, and use public sources to support rankings and editorial content.
- Become fully proficient in all research systems, workflows, and data management protocols.
- Conduct structured interviews with lawyers and corporate contacts under supervision, ensuring accurate and complete notes transcription where possible.
- Track, organise, and process law firm submissions for assigned jurisdictions or practice areas in line with required deadlines.
- Draft law firm and individual analysis summaries and data-driven insights for inclusion in rankings and profiles, with guidance from senior team members.
- Use AI tools to improve efficiency and quality of output, including in relation to editorial content production.
- Produce clear, insightful analysis of research findings and draft high-quality content for rankings and profiles.
- Support the team at conferences and events as required.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- Strong organisational and planning skills with high attention to detail.
- Excellent written English and clear verbal communication.
- Ability to follow structured processes and meet deadlines.
- Basic research and writing experience; willingness to learn.
- Team-oriented mindset and adaptability.
- Initial familiarity with LLMs and generative AI tools.
About Centellic
Centellic stands at the center of the markets it serves, empowering organizations with indispensable data and insight to make critical decisions on growth, risk and opportunity.
Through proprietary data, deep market expertise and AI-enabled technology, our platforms are embedded in client workflows. That capability is underpinned by our events, which bring the market together to share perspective and deepen understanding of the issues shaping each sector. Together, they give organizations earlier visibility of emerging trends, and the clarity and confidence to act when decisions matter.
At Centellic, we’re a global intelligence and information services business, setting the standard for how critical business decisions are made.
Why Centellic?
At Centellic, we help our clients make better decisions, and our people are at the heart of that work. Every individual plays an important role in this, bringing curiosity and high standards to everything they do.
Those who thrive here take ownership, care deeply about their work and are committed to excellence. Standards are high because our people set them that way. And while we have decades of expertise, we are still growing, pushing and building something extraordinary.
Centellic’s advantage is our people and the culture we’ve created together. It’s an environment where individuality is encouraged, relationships are genuine, and there’s a strong sense of purpose in what we’re building together. Collaborative, respectful and driven, we take our work seriously without taking ourselves too seriously.