Senior Export Controls & National Security Advisor — Washington, DC

Our international trade practice seeks a Senior Export Controls and National Security Advisor to join its Washington, DC team. This is a hands-on opportunity to advise lawyers and clients — including multinational companies, trade associations, and governments — on complex, commercially significant matters involving cross-border movement of goods, services, and technologies.

Working closely with leading practitioners in a globally integrated trade group, you will support clients across a wide range of industries on U.S. and international trade issues, including advisory guidance on export controls, licensing and classification, transactional support and due diligence, internal investigations, and government disclosures.

The role offers meaningful responsibility from the outset, direct engagement with attorneys and colleagues in offices worldwide, and the chance to develop practical solutions to evolving trade and geopolitical challenges in a fast-paced regulatory environment.

• Approximately 3–6 years of relevant export controls experience in a law firm, government, or in-house setting
• Substantial experience with the EAR and ITAR; familiarity with DOE nuclear regulations and CFIUS critical technology analysis strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience preparing U.S. government export control filings (e.g., CCATS, CJs, licenses, VSDs, TAAs, MLAs, WDAs, DSP-5s, and ITAR notices)
• Experience with encryption and other technologies, ideally including semiconductors and aviation/aerospace
• Demonstrated due diligence and contract negotiation experience
• Experience preparing and implementing compliance programs
• Excellent analytical, research, and writing skills; sound judgment and a commercially minded, client-service orientation
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and work both independently and collaboratively
• Foreign language proficiency a plus