Export Control Attorney

About the role

The PositionA well-known global technology company is seeking an experienced Export Control Attorney to join its legal team on a high-impact project. This is a highly collaborative role where you'll work closely with cross-functional business partners to provide practical guidance on export controls and international trade compliance as new products move through development and into global markets.

Responsibilities

• Advising on U.S. export controls, particularly the EAR
• Counseling engineering, product, or supply chain stakeholders on complex trade compliance issues
• Navigating classification and licensing questions
• Assessing regulatory risk
• Translating technical concepts into practical legal advice
• Supporting hardware products
• Exposure to advanced technologies or global regulatory frameworks is a plus

Requirements

• Strong background advising on U.S. export controls, particularly the EAR
• Experience counseling engineering, product, or supply chain stakeholders on complex trade compliance issues
• Comfortable navigating classification and licensing questions
• Ability to assess regulatory risk
• Ability to translate technical concepts into practical legal advice
• Experience supporting hardware products
• Exposure to advanced technologies or global regulatory frameworks is a plus

Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited law school
• Juris Doctor (JD) required
• Admitted to practice law in at least one state
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in export control law
• Experience in advising on U.S. export controls, particularly the EAR
• Experience counseling engineering, product, or supply chain stakeholders on complex trade compliance issues
• Experience navigating classification and licensing questions
• Experience assessing regulatory risk
• Experience translating technical concepts into practical legal advice
• Experience supporting hardware products
• Exposure to advanced technologies or global regulatory frameworks is a plus

Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

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About Paragon

Paragon is on a mission to make in-house legal practice a better experience for everyone. We provide legal departments at leading corporations with high quality, flexible legal talent to help them meet their changing workload demands. At the same time, we offer talented attorneys and other legal professionals a way to practice law outside the traditional career path, empowering them to achieve both their professional and personal goals. Our corporate clients include the nation’s top, cutting-edge technology, healthcare, consumer products companies, and more. In the last several years we have taken our strong reputation in the Bay Area and expanded to clients and candidates across the country. At Paragon, we put people first, take pride in operating with integrity, and aspire for excellence in everything we do. Our unique attorney-led attorney development team will support you through and beyond your initial project.

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