Mid-Level Customs Associate

Baker McKenzie•Washington, DC

2d•$260,000 - $365,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Baker McKenzie seeks an associate attorney with 3 to 5 years’ experience in US trade law, with a demonstrated focus on US customs and import matters, supply chains and ideally broader export controls, sanctions, and national security-related areas. The ideal candidate will have experience advising on regulatory matters, including advisory work relating to customs classification, valuation, and country of origin and marking, enforcement investigations, compliance program reviews, and cross-border transactional compliance reviews. Candidates should be comfortable managing multiple workstreams, supporting client relationships, and collaborating with cross-practice teams across multiple jurisdictions. The position is in-person in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Candidates must be proactive, comfortable working independently, have strong academic credentials, excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and writing skills, and a demonstrated ability and willingness to collaborate across teams and cultures and to enhance their skills using AI tools. Major law firm experience is strongly preferred. Must be admitted and a member in good standing of the District of Columbia Bar or be eligible to waive in. Please submit a resume, transcript, and writing sample with your application.

Requirements

3 to 5 years’ experience in US trade law
Demonstrated focus on US customs and import matters, supply chains and ideally broader export controls, sanctions, and national security-related areas
Experience advising on regulatory matters, including advisory work relating to customs classification, valuation, and country of origin and marking
Experience with enforcement investigations
Experience with compliance program reviews
Experience with cross-border transactional compliance reviews
Comfortable managing multiple workstreams
Comfortable supporting client relationships
Comfortable collaborating with cross-practice teams across multiple jurisdictions
Proactive
Comfortable working independently
Strong academic credentials
Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and writing skills
Demonstrated ability and willingness to collaborate across teams and cultures
Demonstrated ability and willingness to enhance skills using AI tools
Admitted and a member in good standing of the District of Columbia Bar or be eligible to waive in

Nice To Haves

Broader export controls, sanctions, and national security-related areas experience
Major law firm experience

Responsibilities

Advising on regulatory matters, including advisory work relating to customs classification, valuation, and country of origin and marking
Handling enforcement investigations
Conducting compliance program reviews
Performing cross-border transactional compliance reviews
Managing multiple workstreams
Supporting client relationships
Collaborating with cross-practice teams across multiple jurisdictions