Customs and International Trade Attorney

**About the Firm** The Driscoll Firm, LLC is a national litigation firm with offices in San Juan, Chicago, St. Louis, Raleigh, and Atlanta. The Firm handles complex, high\-stakes matters including mass tort product liability, class actions, terrorism litigation under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, environmental contamination cases, and large\-scale federal claims processes. The Firm has secured over $2\.079 billion in judgments against the Islamic Republic of Iran, represented more than 1,500 victims in the DOJ’s Backpage Remission Program, and served as class counsel in settlements exceeding $146 million. **The Opportunity** The Firm seeks an experienced customs and international trade attorney to lead or co\-lead a new practice area focused on customs litigation and tariff recovery. This is a ground\-floor opportunity to build a significant practice within a firm that has the infrastructure, client development capabilities, and litigation experience to support high\-volume work at national scale. **Responsibilities** * **Manage the full lifecycle of IEEPA tariff refund claims** from client intake through recovery, including eligibility evaluation, data review, filing strategy, and refund distribution * **File and manage cases at the U.S. Court of International Trade,** including protective actions, motions, and coordination with Judge Eaton’s consolidated docket * **Prepare and oversee CBP protest filings** on liquidated entries within the 180\-day statutory window * **Oversee preparation of CAPE portal submissions,** including review of ACE data, entry summaries, HTS classifications, CSV files, and liquidation tracking * **Coordinate with customs brokers and CPAs** who provide professional review of the Firm’s work product on behalf of clients * **Monitor and advise on evolving CIT rulings,** CBP guidance, CAPE system developments, and protest/liquidation deadlines across the client portfolio * **Manage high\-volume case portfolios** involving potentially hundreds of clients with thousands of entries, each with individualized deadlines * **Support client development efforts** by speaking credibly to importers, customs brokers, accountants, and trade associations about the refund process and the Firm’s capabilities * **Advise clients on related issues** including tariff pass\-through disputes, customer claims for refund sharing, and contractual obligations **Required Qualifications** * 5–10 years of customs and international trade law experience * **Admission to the bar of the U.S. Court of International Trade** (or ability to obtain admission promptly) * **Substantive knowledge of customs law,** including the customs entry lifecycle, liquidation, protests under 19 U.S.C. § 1514, CIT jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1581, and reliquidation under 19 U.S.C. § 1520 * **Hands\-on experience with CBP systems and procedures,** including ACE, HTS classifications, entry summaries (CBP Form 7501\), protest filings, Post\-Summary Corrections,