WITA - The International Trade Membership Association · 2 months ago
SENIOR CORPORATE COUNSEL – INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$210K/yr - $224K/yr
7+ years expWITA - The International Trade Membership Association is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel specializing in International Trade and Customs Compliance for U. S. Steel. The role involves advising and managing U. S. Steel on international trade law and customs compliance, focusing on customs and tariff-related matters across North America.
International Trade & Development
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Assist the Associate General Counsel – International Trade and Customs Compliance in leading U. S. Steel’s trade action, budgets, governance, strategy and internal and external communications
Lead key aspects of U. S. Steel’s customs compliance in the United States, Canada, and Mexico
Serve as subject matter expert on U.S. trade and customs law and policy, with particular expertise in U.S. customs compliance, classification, and enforcement
Brief and advise U. S. Steel officials on trade and customs law and policy matters, issues, and risks
Represent U. S. Steel’s interests and positions before the federal government regarding trade and customs law and policy issues
Proactively anticipate issues and provide internal clients timely and concise value-added counsel
Serve as Vice Chair of U. S. Steel’s Trade Committee for trade action strategy, budgets and briefing Company leadership on trade action
Advise U. S. Steel’s commercial, procurement, logistics, and raw materials teams on customs compliance and import tariffs, duties, and fees, including compliance with U.S., Canadian, and Mexican customs laws (including managing local counsel)
Assist the management of strategy, substance, and budgets of outside counsel and advisors on trade and customs law and policy matter
Serve as a liaison on trade matters amongst and between outside counsel, U. S. Steel’s business, operational, and executive personnel, the U.S. government and industry (competitors, trade associations, labor, customers, and suppliers)
Prepare internal and external documents (memos, presentations, public comments, confidential white papers) on trade and customs matters and issues
Review and evaluate U. S. Steel’s trade action and customs compliance, including review and evaluation of proposed cases, strategy development, submissions and budgets
Maintain multiple trade action data, trackers, and matrices
Stay current with developments, best practices and benchmarks in international trade and customs law and policy and assist internal clients implement policies and procedures in response thereto
Qualification
Required
Juris doctor and admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia, or with the ability to transfer into the bar in the District of Columbia. Must be a United States citizen
A minimum of 7 to 10 years of concentrated experience that demonstrate an advanced knowledge and applied understanding of international trade law and policy and customs compliance, especially in the customs-specific areas noted above in 'Substantive Areas of Law'
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Teams, and Adobe
Demonstrated ability to work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, handle multiple conflicting priorities while managing a substantial workload and client expectations
Demonstrated ability to identify key issues and matters that need to be briefed or raised to the Associate General Counsel – International Trade and Customs Compliance
Ability to think strategically, pay close attention to detail, and creatively solve problems
Experience in researching, organizing, and writing concise communications and presentations
Excellent verbal and written communication skills: Ability to communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of the organization and externally
Exceptional interpersonal skills such as: the ability to effectively interact and build cooperative relationships with all levels and groups of U. S. Steel, outside counsel, government officials, and industry allies; and the ability to act as an authoritative spokesperson and advocate on behalf of U. S. Steel on trade issues
Provide practical, strategic, and creative advice and counsel to business partners on day-to-day matters and legal problems of a difficult and complex nature that have a broad impact on the business
Preferred
Law firm, in-house, or U.S. federal government experience, particularly related to CBP, DOC, ITC, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and/or U.S. Court of International Trade
Demonstrated experience working with outside counsel, including managing project budgets
Demonstrated experience and familiarity with trade and customs data and databases (e.g., Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis database, U.S. International Trade Commission's dataweb, and other proprietary customs databases)
Licensed U.S. Customs Broker
Demonstrated experience working with/for trade associations and industry coalitions
Familiarity with basic accounting, business, economics, government affairs, and/or steel industry/markets
Familiarity and/or interest in using artificial intelligence to perform certain parts of Key Responsibilities
Benefits
Retirement Contributions
Comprehensive and Inclusive Health Insurance Benefits
Wellness Incentives
Generous Time Away Programs, including Parental Leave
Highly Engaged Employee Resource Groups
Community Involvement Opportunities
Company
WITA - The International Trade Membership Association
WITA - the International Trade Membership Association - is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing a neutral forum for the open and robust discussion of international trade policy and related issues.
2-10 employees
Funding
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Ken Levinson
Chief Executive Officer
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