I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates
Interview
Charles River Associates interview of economic PhD candidates follows standard practice. This includes a job talk / seminar including detailed questions on the interviewer's job market paper. There are also interviews with staff members in the practice you would be joining. Interviewers are interested in both the candidate's research as well as their interest in litigation consulting and the types of problems that the company addresses.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to join CRA (especially vis-a-vis academia)?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2026
Interview
30 minutes interview with two senior level economists. After a short introduction, the rest of the interview was about my job market paper. I told them about my paper, they asked questions where one could tell they had skimmed through my paper. Around minute 25 I wrapped up and they asked me if I had any questions for them.
Two rounds of interviews, one with staff and more technical details and the second one with VPs more high level questions. This included more general chit chat about my background but also another small case study by one of the VPs.
I interviewed at Charles River Associates (New York, NY)
Interview
Very different from other consulting firms - one case study, one presentation to be made on the spot. There was also a SOW and comment on SOW and proposal discussion