Closing Date: 2nd June, 2036
Description:
Polsinelli is seeking a mid-to-senior level associate to join the firm's ITC Section 337 Litigation and Trade Remedies Practice, ideally located in Washington, DC. The associate will work with partners to support a growing docket involving trade policy, customs compliance, antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce, and litigation stemming from the above. The ideal candidate will have experience in trade remedies, customs, administrative litigation, or related international trade matters. Candidates must have strong drafting skills, litigation experience, and the ability to manage complex factual and legal issues in fast-moving matters.This role is designed for an associate who can contribute immediately to substantive drafting and litigation support while also developing broader customs and trade compliance capabilities. A successful candidate will bring substantive knowledge in at least one area of international trade while being interested in and motivated to expand into others. Additionally, an ideal candidate will be self-motivated and a collaborative worker who is able to take ownership of meaningful workstreams while continuing to operate as part of a broader trade team.
Candidates should be intellectually curious, practical, highly organized, and motivated. This is an excellent opportunity for an associate who wants to expand their capabilities in the trade arena, assume real responsibility, and pursue a path toward partnership within a growing national platform.
Position Summary:
The associate will support a growing practice with increased demand across both tariffs/customs and trade remedy litigation. The practice needs an associate with enough experience to move quickly, but enough runway to grow with the team.
The successful candidate will be expected to handle meaningful drafting and litigation assignments with oversight from senior lawyers. This person should be comfortable taking ownership of discrete workstreams, translating complex factual records into persuasive legal arguments, and operating in matters where commercial urgency, agency deadlines, and client expectations intersect.
The role is best suited for someone who is serious about building a long-term international trade practice, developing client-facing judgment, and pursuing a path toward partnership.
Core Responsibilities:
The associate's work will likely include:
- Drafting briefs, prehearing and post hearing submissions, and other agency and court filings; memoranda; and other advocacy materials in trade remedy and trade policy matters.
- Supporting antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Assisting with customs concerns including tariff classification, valuation, country-of-origin, import compliance, and related counseling matters.
- Supporting trade compliance reviews, audits, and client risk assessments.
- Conducting legal and factual research involving statutes, regulations, agency practice, administrative records, and trade data.
- Helping develop factual narratives, evidentiary records, and litigation strategy.
- Managing discrete matter workstreams, including timelines, assignments, filings, and client deliverables.
- Working directly with shareholders, other attorneys, economists, consultants, clients, and agency-facing teams.
- Providing flexible support as demand shifts between customs, trade policy, other trade compliance, trade remedy proceedings and litigation.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
The strongest candidate will have:
- Experience as a mid-to-senior level associate in international trade, customs, trade remedies, administrative litigation, or a closely related regulatory litigation practice.
- Background in AD/CVD proceedings, trade remedy litigation, customs/import matters, or trade compliance counseling.
- Demonstrated experience with substantive drafting and litigation, not merely research or procedural support.
- Strong writing skills, especially the ability to turn complex facts, agency precedent, economic themes, and client business realities into clear advocacy.
- Comfort working with administrative records, agency deadlines, factual declarations, exhibits, hearing preparation, and brief-heavy litigation.
- The judgment to know when to move independently and when to seek strategic input.
- A practical, client-service orientation, including the ability to explain trade concepts in commercially useful terms.
- A genuine interest in building a long-term practice and pursuing partnership.
The ideal associate does not need to be equally adept in each of these substantive areas on day one, but sufficient foundational knowledge and desire to expand work into a variety of trade needs in a cross-cutting practice.
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and law school transcript. JD and active DC bar admission required.
Compensation:
Salary will range between $325,000 – $430,000 annually, depending on experience. A discretionary bonus may also be available based on performance. This role is also eligible for the following firm benefits: Medical Insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, voluntary insurance including vision, 401(k) plan and paid time off.
Search Firms:
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