Research Associate

Business Overview:

Investigative Group International, Inc. (“IGI”), founded in 1984 by former Senate Watergate Committee counsel Terry F. Lenzner, is a preeminent risk advisory and corporate investigations firm with core specialties in internal investigations, competitive and regulatory intelligence, due diligence and vetting, and litigation support. The New York Times has described IGI as “the gold standard in private financial detection” and The National Journal labeled us “Washington’s premiere investigative firm.” Experts in complex fact-finding investigations, IGI lawyers, researchers, and investigators have honed their skills in a wide variety of complex legal, financial, and governance matters spanning more than 30 years. IGI’s record of rising to challenging assignments while adhering to the highest ethical standards has built an unsurpassed reputation for professional excellence in the corporate, legal, and financial communities.

IGI collects and develops timely and accurate information to inform clients’ strategies in a variety of contexts, including legal and regulatory venues, investment and hiring decisions, and public relations and political campaigns. We conduct confidential fact-finding investigations and due diligence projects for high-profile clients including law firms, corporations, universities, investment banks, hedge funds, elected officials and candidates, entertainers, high-net-worth families, and public agencies. Our personnel include lawyers, accountants, researchers, investigators, public relations experts, former federal prosecutors, law enforcement agents, intelligence analysts, and White House vetters.

Job Description:

Individual(s) in this position will conduct detailed online and public records research and distill the results into digestible analysis in close collaboration with researchers and senior personnel. IGI is a fast-paced and intensive professional environment, and successful researchers will be expected to progress toward managing smaller investigations and aspects of larger matters.

Research Associates will be expected to practice rigorous and detailed review of large amounts of public records, financial reports, and press materials, among other sources. The position requires a significant amount of writing, and the ideal candidate will be a competent and careful writer with the ability to communicate complex fact situations with accuracy, clarity, and precision.

The position requires an aptitude for finding, organizing, and presenting research. Research projects will often involve identifying, analyzing, and interpreting information contained in documents such as legal filings, financial records, real estate records, regulatory filings, and press reporting, among other areas. This position also requires curious, creative, and dogged researchers who can navigate and extract useful information from a variety of databases.

This job is located in Washington D.C. and the salary is commensurate with experience.

Qualifications:

A qualified candidate has the following:

  • At minimum a Bachelor’s Degree.

  • Being a self-starter, creative thinker, problem-solver, and team player; strong communication skills - both verbal and written.

  • End-to-end thinking, which includes the ability to grasp our clients’ broader objectives and an inherent motivation to best achieve those objectives.

  • The interest and ability to learn and develop a fluency in a variety of subjects in a short amount of time.

  • The ability and willingness to work on multiple projects at once, and the flexibility to pick up projects with little notice and change direction quickly.

  • Candidates with two or more years of writing, legal, research, journalism, accounting, or auditing experience are preferable. Foreign language skills are also desirable.

How to Apply:

Applicants should send their resume and a writing sample to career@igint.com with “Research Associate” in the subject line. Please no calls or drop-ins.