Analyst, Client & Market Intelligence
Top Benefits
About the role
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s largest and most successful law firms, is expanding its team! We are seeking an Analyst, Client & Market Intelligence to join our Client Relations & Marketing department. We welcome applicants from Toronto, Montréal and Calgary.
About the Role
As an Analyst, Client & Market Intelligence, you will be involved in a variety of business research and analysis projects. You will leverage both internal and external resources to provide actionable insights that support business development efforts and strategic decision-making. Interacting with stakeholders across all offices and departments, you will require strong business research and analytical skills, be comfortable with numbers and statistics, be technologically savvy (including generative AI), and have the ability to manage a high volume of work and competing priorities while adhering to the highest quality standards and operational procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
Research and Analysis (80%)
- Conduct research using internal and external resources and databases
- Analyze individuals, companies, industries and markets
- Identify and apply relevant tools to complete projects effectively and efficiently
- Synthesize insights into concise deliverables
- Translate data and findings into actionable insights
- Undertake competitive/market monitoring and analysis
- Support requests for stock-market data
- Assist Consultants on various research projects as directed
Data Collection and Reporting (20%)
- Collect, cleanse and maintain internal databases
- Generate summary reports for intended stakeholders
- Suggest improvements to optimize data collection, reporting and visualization
Additional Responsibilities
- Participate in research database and resources evaluation
- Contribute to the advancement of our toolkit
- Stay current with global events, current affairs and trends in data analysis, business research and legal marketing
- Upgrade skills based on business needs
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, information science or equivalent
- Minimum of two years of work experience
- Relevant experience in the legal or professional services industry is an asset
- Certificates in competitive/market intelligence and data analytics are assets
Skills and Abilities:
- Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy
- Intellectually curious with a broad business perspective
- Ability to apply qualitative, quantitative, primary and secondary research methods
- Quick to develop industry knowledge based on business requirements
- Technologically savvy with a keen interest in new technology
- Innovative and proactive in developing creative solutions
- Continuous learner with a focus on process improvement and efficiency
- Experience working with databases and data sets
- High degree of organization to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Understanding of corporate transactions including M&A, capital markets and private equity
- Ability to work under pressure and produce high-quality work
- Flexibility to occasionally work evenings and weekends as necessary
Applications and Tools:
- Proficient in using online business databases such as Bloomberg, PitchBook and S&P Market Intelligence
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel (including formula building and pivot tables)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Power BI and SharePoint
How to Apply
Please submit your application, along with a cover letter and résumé, via our application portal.
Blakes wishes to thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Who We Are
At Blakes, we care about our people. We are committed to providing exceptional experiences for our clients and employees. As a winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto’s Top Employers awards, we understand the importance of fostering an inclusive workplace environment that brings out the best in each person. Our success as a firm starts with hiring top talent, retaining our people and helping them thrive.
Blakes welcomes applications from all qualified applicants. The Firm is committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, identities and cultures.
The Firm provides accommodation for applicants with disabilities and in respect of other protected grounds during the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
As one of Canada’s top business law firms, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) provides exceptional legal services to leading businesses in Canada and around the world.
We focus on building long-term relationships with clients. We do this by providing unparalleled client service and the highest standard of legal advice, always informed by the business context.
Thanks to our clients, Blakes continues to receive awards and top rankings. For the seventh time and sixth consecutive year, Blakes was named the leading law firm brand in the Thomson Reuters Canada Law Firm Brand Index 2021. We also received the most top-tier rankings by practice area of any Canadian law firm for the sixth consecutive year in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2022. In addition, our lawyers continue to be recognized as leaders in their fields in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Canada's leading guide to lawyers.
Blakes was also named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2022 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., an honour we have received 12 times since 2008.
Serving a diverse national and international client base, our integrated network of offices worldwide provides clients with access to the Firm’s full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or interdisciplinary, Blakes handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity.
Blakes also enthusiastically invests in the communities where we live and work — from pro bono work to supporting diversity, women's initiatives and the environment.
Since our founding in 1856, we’ve been on a constant quest to define best practices in professional services by delivering leading legal solutions to our clients worldwide.
Analyst, Client & Market Intelligence
Top Benefits
About the role
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s largest and most successful law firms, is expanding its team! We are seeking an Analyst, Client & Market Intelligence to join our Client Relations & Marketing department. We welcome applicants from Toronto, Montréal and Calgary.
About the Role
As an Analyst, Client & Market Intelligence, you will be involved in a variety of business research and analysis projects. You will leverage both internal and external resources to provide actionable insights that support business development efforts and strategic decision-making. Interacting with stakeholders across all offices and departments, you will require strong business research and analytical skills, be comfortable with numbers and statistics, be technologically savvy (including generative AI), and have the ability to manage a high volume of work and competing priorities while adhering to the highest quality standards and operational procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
Research and Analysis (80%)
- Conduct research using internal and external resources and databases
- Analyze individuals, companies, industries and markets
- Identify and apply relevant tools to complete projects effectively and efficiently
- Synthesize insights into concise deliverables
- Translate data and findings into actionable insights
- Undertake competitive/market monitoring and analysis
- Support requests for stock-market data
- Assist Consultants on various research projects as directed
Data Collection and Reporting (20%)
- Collect, cleanse and maintain internal databases
- Generate summary reports for intended stakeholders
- Suggest improvements to optimize data collection, reporting and visualization
Additional Responsibilities
- Participate in research database and resources evaluation
- Contribute to the advancement of our toolkit
- Stay current with global events, current affairs and trends in data analysis, business research and legal marketing
- Upgrade skills based on business needs
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, information science or equivalent
- Minimum of two years of work experience
- Relevant experience in the legal or professional services industry is an asset
- Certificates in competitive/market intelligence and data analytics are assets
Skills and Abilities:
- Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy
- Intellectually curious with a broad business perspective
- Ability to apply qualitative, quantitative, primary and secondary research methods
- Quick to develop industry knowledge based on business requirements
- Technologically savvy with a keen interest in new technology
- Innovative and proactive in developing creative solutions
- Continuous learner with a focus on process improvement and efficiency
- Experience working with databases and data sets
- High degree of organization to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Understanding of corporate transactions including M&A, capital markets and private equity
- Ability to work under pressure and produce high-quality work
- Flexibility to occasionally work evenings and weekends as necessary
Applications and Tools:
- Proficient in using online business databases such as Bloomberg, PitchBook and S&P Market Intelligence
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel (including formula building and pivot tables)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Power BI and SharePoint
How to Apply
Please submit your application, along with a cover letter and résumé, via our application portal.
Blakes wishes to thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Who We Are
At Blakes, we care about our people. We are committed to providing exceptional experiences for our clients and employees. As a winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto’s Top Employers awards, we understand the importance of fostering an inclusive workplace environment that brings out the best in each person. Our success as a firm starts with hiring top talent, retaining our people and helping them thrive.
Blakes welcomes applications from all qualified applicants. The Firm is committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, identities and cultures.
The Firm provides accommodation for applicants with disabilities and in respect of other protected grounds during the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
As one of Canada’s top business law firms, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) provides exceptional legal services to leading businesses in Canada and around the world.
We focus on building long-term relationships with clients. We do this by providing unparalleled client service and the highest standard of legal advice, always informed by the business context.
Thanks to our clients, Blakes continues to receive awards and top rankings. For the seventh time and sixth consecutive year, Blakes was named the leading law firm brand in the Thomson Reuters Canada Law Firm Brand Index 2021. We also received the most top-tier rankings by practice area of any Canadian law firm for the sixth consecutive year in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2022. In addition, our lawyers continue to be recognized as leaders in their fields in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Canada's leading guide to lawyers.
Blakes was also named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2022 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., an honour we have received 12 times since 2008.
Serving a diverse national and international client base, our integrated network of offices worldwide provides clients with access to the Firm’s full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or interdisciplinary, Blakes handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity.
Blakes also enthusiastically invests in the communities where we live and work — from pro bono work to supporting diversity, women's initiatives and the environment.
Since our founding in 1856, we’ve been on a constant quest to define best practices in professional services by delivering leading legal solutions to our clients worldwide.