Research Intern
Company Description
Expert Institute is the nation's leading expert consulting and insights platform, helping plaintiff firms win more cases and increase their profitability. Established in 2010, Expert Institute has supported over 5,000 firms nationwide across all areas of practice.
We connect litigators with top industry experts, innovative litigation research, physician consultations, and comprehensive due diligence — all delivered through our SaaS platform, Expert iQ. Leveraging proprietary data and analytics, we give plaintiff firms a winning edge.
About the Role
Our Research department is the core function of our business. Responsible for finding, vetting, and screening each potential expert witness that works on the legal cases we’re assigned to. We’re looking for a highly motivated and ambitious student to join our research team as a part time Research Intern this summer. This intern will have the opportunity to work in a fast paced environment, where they’ll interact with both our medical and non-medical teams, helping with administrative tasks such as organizing data, scheduling conference calls, and following up with experts.
Our Research Intern will have the opportunity to:
Conduct legal research on complex litigation matters and experts nationwide
Analyze and distill legal documents, expert testimony, and professional documents
Conduct due diligence research leveraging information technology, databases, and software
Assist in profile management within CRM databases
Engage attorney clients with industry experts to achieve positive case outcomes
Support quality of deliverables provided to clients
Work on high impact administrative ad-hoc projects as needed
Qualifications
- Rising Junior or Senior pursuing a B.A. or B.S. in Pre-Law, History, Business, Communications or related field
- Experience in customer service or a client facing role preferred
- Previous internship experience is a plus
- Interest in law or the intersection of law and medicine
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Positive attitude and desire to learn is a must
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Must have close attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines, both prescribed and self-imposed
- Creative analytical and problem solving skills is a must