Law School Admission Council (LSAC)

Research Analyst

• Collaborate with other internal stakeholders to ensure clear and easily accessible summaries of research and data, including useable and understandable data visualization.
• Document and communicate research findings through published essays, reports, and presentations to stakeholders in legal education and the legal profession, including regulators, educators, law schools, prelaw advisors, pathway programs, and others.
• Compile the annual report of LSAC’s research and data insights.
• Conduct data analysis, both quantitative and qualitative.
• Create datasets, pulling data from various sources.
• Use an equity-minded framework and approach to write applied policy and research reports based on research and data produced by LSAC’s Research team.
• Readily identify potential for bias and actively work to minimize inequities in research and applied settings, including research projects, tools, products, and services.
• Contribute to the Research team strategic plan, goals, and research agenda.
• Follow LSAC procedures, processes, and protocols to conduct rigorous research
• Support and collaborate closely with the senior director of research and the Research team.
• Monitor current events, political and economic developments, and social trends that may have an impact on legal and higher education policies.
• Keep up to date on the latest research and literature in education, pipeline/pathway programs, admissions, legal education, student learning outcomes, student development, measurement tools, assessments, the legal profession, equity, advance quantitative methodology, and other relevant fields.

Education Policy and Applied Research Analyst