[Remote] International Legal Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) hires an International Legal Analyst to conduct legal and regulatory research focused primarily on nuclear law and regulation and other international security issues related to technology deployment. The role analyzes laws and policies, supports foreign technical assistance curricula, and develops publishable legal analysis to address national security challenges.

Responsibilities

• Conduct public international law, comparative law, and domestic legal and regulatory research primarily related to nuclear law and regulation, and other international security issues arising from the deployment of technology. Topic areas may include, inter alia, outer space law, U.N. sanctions implementation and counterproliferation finance, export control law, and cyber security law. Activities will include: analyzing international law and policy and existing national laws, regulations, and policy documents to identify divergences; supporting the development or delivery of curricula for foreign technical assistance related to chemical, biological, nuclear and radioactive materials security and international nuclear safeguards; and researching, drafting, and contributing to written products that contain related legal analysis
• Apply knowledge of international law, U.S. law and policy, theory, and general industry standards/practices in the following subject areas: novel applications and deployments of nuclear technologies (e.g., maritime, outer space); strategic trade controls; arms control; international nuclear safeguards; security of extremely hazardous, weaponizable chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) materials and associated facilities and activities; cybersecurity; and governance and risk mitigation of artificial intelligence
• Utilize technical expertise in one or more legal and/or policy disciplines or subfields; determine significance and reliability of incoming information; integrate new information with current data. Apply and interpret theories, principles, methods, tools, and technologies within an area of specialty
• Provide technical expertise, analysis, and publishable products to advance knowledge of law and policy and address some of the most challenging problems in national security, energy, and the environment
• Strong research and analytical skills, including the ability to gather, evaluate, and synthesize information from diverse and complex sources including AI tools
• Has experience monitoring regulatory, policy, licensing or other business developments and translating findings into actionable process or service improvement recommendations
• Has knowledge of theory and general industry standards/practices in nonproliferation-related disciplines or subject areas, such as space and maritime law, international safeguards, nuclear export control, arms control, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear security, including the application of established policies, procedures, and analytic techniques to generate solutions
• May work on discrete pieces of larger projects or simultaneously with different customers or on different projects. Works independently with appropriate oversight. Seeks out mentoring and professional development opportunities

Skills

• BS/BA and 5 years of relevant experience -OR-
• MS/MA, PhD, or JD/LLM and 3 years of relevant experience
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
• U.S. Citizenship
• Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter in accordance with 10 CFR 710, Appendix B
• Advanced degree from an accredited college or university in Political Science, International Studies, and Law (Juris Doctor), with experience or focus in international law or a technical, security-related discipline
• 3 years of relevant experience in the legal and policy aspects in the following subject areas: novel applications and deployments of nuclear technologies (e.g. maritime, outer space); strategic trade controls; arms control; international nuclear safeguards; security of extremely hazardous, weaponizable chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) materials and associated facilities and activities; cybersecurity; and governance and risk mitigation of artificial intelligence

Benefits

• Remote work, based on business need.
• Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, robust telehealth care options, several mental health benefits, free wellness coaching, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, relocation, backup childcare, legal benefits, supplemental parental bonding leave, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support. All benefits are dependent upon eligibility.
• Disability insurance (Research Associates excluded; benefits dependent upon eligibility).
• Employees are automatically enrolled in the company-funded pension plan (Research Associates excluded; benefits dependent upon eligibility).
• Employees may enroll in the 401(k) savings plan with company match (Research Associates excluded; benefits dependent upon eligibility).
• Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year (benefits dependent upon eligibility).
• Employees may receive ten paid holidays per year (benefits dependent upon eligibility).

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