Trade Policy Lawyer
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TI’s Law Department is seeking an attorney to advise on rapidly evolving global trade laws and regulatory developments affecting TI’s semiconductor business. This role will serve as a central legal resource for assessing significant trade and related government actions, translating developments into practical business implications and helping TI develop coordinated, actionable responses.
The attorney will monitor and analyze new and proposed laws, regulations, executive actions and agency developments affecting areas such as tariffs and trade remedies, customs and imports, export controls and sanctions, supply-chain and national-security regulation, and other trade-related measures. The attorney will work closely with subject-matter experts across Legal and the business to assess impact, identify decisions or actions required, and develop recommended legal positions and implementation strategies.
Roles and responsibilities
- Monitor and assess significant U.S. and international trade-related legal and regulatory developments affecting TI, with an emphasis on identifying material developments early and driving appropriate follow-up.
- Analyze new and proposed laws, regulations, executive actions and agency actions and translate them into clear implications for TI’s business, operations and customers.
- Develop practical legal recommendations and proposed company responses in coordination with the relevant Legal, compliance and business owners.
- Coordinate cross-functional legal analysis on matters that span multiple subject areas and ensure appropriate ownership, escalation and execution.
- Engage with outside counsel and other external experts when specialized regulatory or market analysis is required.
- Prepare concise legal and executive communications regarding significant developments, business implications, available options and recommended actions.
- Build and maintain processes that allow TI to identify, assess and respond efficiently to emerging trade and regulatory developments.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements:
- Law degree from an accredited law school (JD or equivalent).
- Licensed and in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- At least 4 years of relevant legal experience.
- Experience advising on complex regulatory matters, including the ability to interpret new legal requirements and translate them into practical business advice.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with international trade regulation, including one or more of export controls and sanctions, tariffs and trade remedies, customs/import regulation, or other trade-related regulatory matters.
- Experience working with or within the U.S. government, or advising clients on matters involving agencies such as the Department of Commerce, USTR, Treasury, Customs and Border Protection or other relevant agencies.
- Understanding of legislative, executive-branch and regulatory processes and how they affect business.
- Experience advising a global company on regulatory developments with significant commercial or operational consequences.
- Ability to synthesize complex legal and factual issues quickly and provide practical, business-oriented recommendations.
- Strong judgment and ability to distinguish matters requiring immediate action or escalation from developments requiring monitoring.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate effectively across various stakeholders.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues succinctly to senior leaders.
- Ability to operate independently, take ownership of matters and drive them through resolution in a fast-moving environment.
Why TI?
- Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
- We're different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours. Meet the people of TI
- Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us. Please find our country-specific benefits here
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com.
Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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Base Pay Range: $138,000 - $295,500